Log in to WRAL.com with one click using your favorite social network:
OR
Log in using your WRAL.com account:



Wrong email/password combination.

Forgot password?

Register with WRAL.com using your favorite social network:
OR
Register for a WRAL.com account using our web form.

Login Options

12:39 p.m. • 2-12-12

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Today: Clear.
    • Hi: 41° F
  • Mon: Partly Cloudy.
    • Hi: 50° F
  • Tue: Rain.
    • Hi: 53° F

Other Locations

> 7 Day Forecast

Doppler Image

Marketplace Links

Social Links

Main Menu

Posted: February 19, 2008

U.S. 421 Reopened in Chatham County

e-mail print friendly
Overturned Tractor Trailer Blocking Traffic

[search] Site Search

Overturned Tractor Trailer Blocking Traffic

Gulf, N.C. — An overturned tractor-trailer blocked traffic for hours Tuesday on U.S. Highway 421 in Gulf, just south of Fayetteville Road in Chatham County.

Multiple fire and rescue crews responded to the accident, which occurred just after 9 a.m. when a tractor-trailer from Beasley’s Septic Service out of Durham slid off the road, flipped twice and landed upside down.

The driver, Ray Powell, 50, of Raleigh, was airlifted to UNC Hospital. He was listed in serious condition Tuesday night.

No charges have been filed against Powell.

RELATED TOPICS: Chatham County, Durham, Fayetteville, Raleigh

Copyright 2011 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
e-mail print friendly

11 Comments


WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.

View Comments VIEW ALL 11 COMMENTS

This story is closed for comments. Comments on WRAL.com news stories are accepted and moderated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Latest Comments
did the sewage get spilled out of the tanker?the river is right past there.that would not be good.
fudder
February 19, 2008 3:42 p.m.
This was a tandem rear axle truck with a tank on it. The truck was traveling north on 421. The truck for whatever reason turned over and the tank separated from the frame of the chassis. The driver was pinned, but with the help of a large wrecker,the truck was lifted and the driver was extricated. Believe me the driver was banged up pretty good, but was talking with rescue members as he was loaded in to the chopper. He is one lucky man .........
ccap
February 19, 2008 3:04 p.m.
Fayetteville Rd. will come up on the Goole map for the little piece of road between J.R. Moore store on the northern edge of 421. It probably relates to the connection on across 421 and across the Deep River to what is still known as the North Plank Road which was once a spur to the historic Fayetteville to Winston Salem Plank Road. " Fayetteville was home to several plank roads which extended to all parts of the state. These were built to compensate for a lack of early rail connections. One of the roads, the Fayetteville and Western Plank Road, extended 129 miles to the Moravian settlements near present-day Winston-Salem." Check out the link for more information on this part of our collective history. http://www.arch.dcr.state.nc.us/amonth/plankrd.htm
Click to view my profile oldrebel
February 19, 2008 2:40 p.m.
" sort of like saying "Main Street."

It must be, I live near Gulf and I've never heard of a Fayetteville Road nearby.
msncdso
February 19, 2008 1:53 p.m.
"Fayetteville Road? In Chatham County? Near Gulf? Where is it?"

Gulf is a tiny town between Siler City and Sanford. Chatham County has several Fayetteville Roads throughout the county -- sort of like saying "Main Street."
Click to view my profile hawk_fan
February 19, 2008 1:36 p.m.
View Comments VIEW ALL 11 COMMENTS

Photo Spotlight

more photos
Report It

Multimedia

more
Click Here