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NC highway patrol arrests 83 for DWI during Labor Day weekend crackdown
Troopers also issued hundreds of speeding and restraint citations during a four-day enforcement effort across 10 western North Carolina counties.
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Wake school board chairman pleads guilty to speeding a school zone
Tyler Swanson was pulled over in January after police said he was speeding along Evans Road next to West Cary Middle School.
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Police: Driver killed in crash on Arco Corporate Drive in Raleigh
According to Raleigh police officers, the crash happened around 1:14 p.m. on Arco Corporate Drive near Macaw Street. Police said the driver, 18-year-old Abraham Karim Manrique Ponce, was speeding and hit two trees as he exited the road.
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New technology could stop dangerous drivers from speeding — if NC lawmakers allow it
Targeting drivers with a history of dangerous driving and speeding, advocates say, can save lives as well as combat rising insurance premiums for everyone in the state.
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'Learned my lesson': Wake school board chairman addresses speeding ticket in school zone
The Cary police citation said Swanson was driving 47 miles per hour next to West Cary Middle School at 2:42 p.m. on Jan. 9, which was just 27 minutes after the school's 2:15 p.m. dismissal.
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Sheriff's office: Driver arrested for going 103 MPH while intoxicated on US 70 during snow
A driver was pulled over along Highway 70 near Princeton on Saturday for excessively speeding while intoxicated, according to the Johnston County Sheriff's Office.
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Belichick says team has addressed driving, other off-field issues around behavior
North Carolina has addressed its players’ driving and other off-the-field issues, even bringing in outside speakers, football coach Bill Belichick said Wednesday, two days after a WRAL Investigates report uncovered dozens of speeding charges and 10 reckless driving counts among football players.
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Belichick to address media following WRAL probe into UNC players' speeding and reckless driving
An investigation reveals that UNC football players are receiving speeding and reckless driving citations at an alarming rate. Three of coach Bill Belichick's prized recruits are among the worst offenders.
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3-year-old boy killed, several people hurt in Sampson County crash
According to the Highway Patrol's preliminary investigation, a 2004 Ford Expedition was traveling north on Autry Mill Road when it ran off the road.
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Troopers: Speed a factor in fatal crash near Carthage
A man's cellphone alerted authorities to a crash on Brinkley Road in Moore County Friday night.
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Man charged in connection with viral I-440 racing video
A driver is charged in connection with a racing video on I-440.
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NC lawmakers hope to crack down on reckless driving, street racing
A viral video appearing to show a driver speeding excessively in Raleigh has caught the attention of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. State lawmakers are already considering stricter penalties for reckless driving after past incidents where high speeds led to fatalities.
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Deaths, viral video show dangers of reckless driving. New NC bill would increase the consequences
A viral video appearing to show a driver speeding excessively in Raleigh has caught the attention of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. State lawmakers are already considering stricter penalties for reckless driving after past incidents where high speeds led to fatalities.
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Citation against former Wake County sheriff dismissed , court documents show
According to court documents obtained by WRAL News, prosecutors have dismissed the citation against Gerald Baker on Tuesday.
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Speed a factor in Durham crash that killed 2, injured 4, police say
Two people are dead and another four people are in the hospital after a deadly crash on N. Roxboro Street in Durham.
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NC man accused of going 104 mph in 65-mph zone along I-40 in Wake County
Michael Strickland Jr. faces several charges after the State Highway Patrol said he was speeding at 104 mph in a 65-mph zone along Interstate 40.
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5 killed in Lee County crash
Five people were killed after their car ran off the road into a tree in Lee County on Sunday.
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5 young people dead; speed a factor in Lee County crash
The State Highway Patrol said a Dodge Charger was speeding down the road when it ran off the right side of the roadway and crashed into a tree.
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Maryland bill aims to use speed assistance tech to slow down reckless drivers
Lawmakers in Maryland are considering requiring people convicted of reckless driving to install a device that can force a car to slow down if it goes above the speed limit.
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Police: Teens 'lucky to be alive' after crashing at 100 mph in Johnston County
A Wilson's Mills police officer said three high school students are lucky to be alive after a driver lost control of a Lexus sedan and crashed after driving at speeds over 100 mph.
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Man arrested after leading deputies on chase through Wake County
Deputies said the driver didn't stop and they pursued the car towards Raleigh on I-87 to Captial Boulevard, onto I-440 and back on I-87 near Arendell Avenue. The deputies deployed stop sticks, which forced the driver to stop.
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Clayton Police Department is cracking down on people speeding
The Clayton Police Department is cracking down on people speeding through town and other traffic violations.
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High-speed chases are on the rise, and they are becoming more deadly
WRAL News has covered more than 40 chases so far in 2024 and five chases in the first days of June.
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Driver was doing 115 mph before fatal crash on Louisburg Road in Wake County
Authorities said a deputy with the Wake County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) tried to stop a Nissan 370, but the driver did not stop.
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Drugs, money & speeding: A ride along with Nash County's sheriff
Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone gives WRAL an inside look at an effort to clean up the crime traveling along one of North Carolina's busiest roads.
