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Steve Allen Williams, 47, dies when tractor trailer he was driving crashes into water-filled ditch on I-40 near Benson, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:59pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Driver killed in tractor-trailer crash on I-40 near Benson

The trailer was carrying concrete blocks, which were scattered onto the westbound shoulder of I-40, troopers said. 
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said Steve Allen Williams of Wade was driving a tractor trailer east on I-40 at about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday when the truck traveled into the median, struck a guard wire, and crossed into the westbound lane at mile marker 329. The tractor trailer jackknifed, departed the left side of the highway, and overturned in a ditch full of water. Williams was strapped into his seat belt with his head submerged under water, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. 
Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Accidents in Waterways
People Involved: 
Steve Allen Williams
Roadway: 
Interstate 40
City: 
Benson, NC
County: 
Johnston County, NC
Area: 
Raleigh-Durham, NC

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