Raleigh woman killed in crash that injured 6 on US 70 in Johnston County

One woman is dead and six others were injured when a tractor-trailer crashed into three cars on U.S. Highway 70 Monday in Johnston County. The driver of the tractor-trailer, 77-year-old Robert Wallace, of Smithfield, has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.
Posted 6/11/2024, 1:41:23 PM Updated 6/11/2024, 5:58:04 PM

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>> NEW THIS MORNING IN THE WRAL

LIVE CENTER WE JUST LEARNED

FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE NAMES

OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN

YESTERDAY'S CHAIN-REACTION

CRASH IN JOHNSTON COUNTY ON

HIGHWAY 70. THAT'S WHEN A

TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED INTO

3 CARS. WILSON'S MILLS POLICE

TELL US THAT ONE OF THE DRIVER,

79 YEAR-OLD BODY WHEATLEY OF

RALEIGH WAS KILLED. HER HUSBAND

WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT

SURVIVED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE

HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

6 OTHER PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN

THE 2 ADDITIONAL CARS ALONG

WITH THE DRIVER OF THE TRACTOR

TRAILER. THEY WERE TAKEN TO

LOCAL HOSPITALS, STATE TROOPERS

SAY THE TRACTOR TRAILER DID NOT

SLOW DOWN FOR A LANE CLOSURE

LEADING TO THE CRASH. THE

DRIVER OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER

WAS ROBERT WALLACE, A

SMITHFIELD. HE'S BEEN CHARGED

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