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Seven injured in wreck at I-40, I-95
The State Highway Patrol said Tyler Strickland, 18, fell asleep at the wheel, woke when he hit the rumble strips, overcorrected and flipped his Ford Escape into the median.
Posted — UpdatedBENSON, N.C. — Seven people in an SUV were injured Sunday morning in a rollover accident on Interstate 40 near Benson.
The State Highway Patrol said Tyler Strickland, 18, fell asleep at the wheel, woke when he hit the rumble strips, overcorrected and flipped his Ford Escape into the median.
Two people were treated at the scene, the others were taken to WakeMed. None of the injuries were classified as life-threatening, troopers said.
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