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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Wadesboro Police are investigating a deadly Christmas Day crash.

Investigators say a Volkswagon driving westbound on Highway 74 in Anson County crossed the line and hit a Dodge Intrepid going eastbound head-on at about 4:01 p.m. Several people were hurt and a baby died.

According to Wadesboro Police, the Hooper family was in the Volkswagon, heading back home to Gaston County after a holiday get-together in Hamlet.

Date: 
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Riverside County officials say 14 people were hospitalized after a bus hydroplaned and barreled into oncoming traffic in the Homeland area Thursday. Officials say the Riverside Transit Agency bus was traveling westbound on Highway 74 near Perris at speeds of 45 mph when it began to hydroplane just before 9 a.m. The bus reportedly veered into oncoming traffic, colliding with a Pontiac sedan. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, including a tow truck. Fourteen people were transported to local hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to moderate.