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Date: 
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Brandon Boles, of Stokes County, and Pablo Cruz, of Dudley, were killed in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 before the Farmington Road exit Sunday morning. A Ford pickup truck was traveling east in westbound lanes when it hit a Chevrolet pickup head-on. The vehicle driven by Cruz was traveling east in the westbound lane. The Chevrolet caught fire after the crash.

 
Date: 
Sunday, March 9, 2014

Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car on Interstate 40 eastbound in Davie County early Monday morning.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol said it happened at 12:37 a.m. near Highway 801.

State troopers said Michael Anthony Jones was driving a tractor-trailer when he lost control and hit a car, pushing it into the guardrail. The tractor-trailer then went off the road and down an embankment.

The driver of the car, Patricia Peebles, and a passenger were taken to the hospital.

Date: 
Monday, January 20, 2014

Troopers have identified the woman killed in a crash on Interstate 40 in Davie County early Tuesday morning.

Crystal Miller, 38, of Cleveland in Rowan County, died in the crash around 5:30 a.m. on the westbound side near mile marker 165 west of Mocksville.

Miller's vehicle drove off the road and ran into a tree, troopers said. She died at the scene.

Miller wasn't wearing a seat belt, troopers said. The seat belt might have saved her life, troopers said.

The crash is still being investigated.

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Thursday, December 5, 2013
A female pedestrian was killed after being hit by a tractor-trailer Friday afternoon in Cooleemee. Angelica Loj, 23, died around 1:30 p.m. on Highway 801 near Marginal Street and across the street from a convenience store. Loj was walking across the street and ended up walking in front of a tractor-trailer, troopers said. A witness at the convenience store said he heard a loud thump and then saw a body in the road.