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Posted: March 24, 2009
Updated: March 25, 2009

I-40 crash leaves man with broken bones

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Durham, N.C. — Emergency crews had to cut a man out of his car Tuesday evening after it crashed on Interstate 40 at N.C. Highway 55.

The man, whose name was not released, drove off the road to the right, over-corrected, crossed all lanes of traffic, hit a barrier, went back across the lanes of traffic, down an embankment and hit a tree, according to Durham police.

The Hispanic man, who is in his mid-20s, survived, and a medical helicopter flew him to UNC Hospitals. He had some broken bones, police said.

Officers said they believe alcohol was a factor in the crash, which happened just after 9 p.m.

I-40 was closed for 35 to 40 minutes as crews worked the crash.

No other information was available.

RELATED TOPICS: Durham

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@lissara Age matters when reporting car accidents. So does the sex of the driver. Younger people - especially men - generally get into more accidents. When you read a report like this, you are looking into and trying to figure out what happened. The driver's age factors into this. The driver's race does not.
SamTheMan
March 26, 2009 12:05 p.m.
this man could have had a cold and was going to get some more cough medicine. cough medicine can make you drunk also. he may have not even known it was alcohol in the cough medicine. you don't know what happened just of yet so stop judging this nice man.
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March 25, 2009 6:50 p.m.
Get ready for more drunk driving crashes. Sen. Tony Rand introduced a bill to allow liquor sales on Sunday. That means the ABC stores will be open 7 days a week if it passes. The liquor industry gets its way again. Is anybody outraged? Let's forbid tobacco anywhere possible . . . but alcohol has never been more glamorized. WRAL, why are you not reporting about this terrible bill? Is the liquor industry in Sen. Rand's pocket?
lvhv2003
March 25, 2009 5:29 p.m.
Interesting take on an accident...

"..Emergency crews had to cut a man out of his car Tuesday evening after it crashed." (from article)

So the car crashed while IT (the car) was driving causing harm, to the person IT was transporting? Always blame the car, not the driver, good idea!!
Travised
March 25, 2009 3:11 p.m.
Who cares about his race? What about his age? Why was that included? Ageist mongrels!
lissarra
March 25, 2009 2:48 p.m.
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