Cary man charged with DUI, texting in I-40 wreck
A 31-year-old Cary man who was under the influence of alcohol and texting while driving was responsible for a wreck early Tuesday that shut down four lanes of Interstate 40 near Airport Boulevard, state Highway Patrol officials said.
Posted — UpdatedAccording to investigators, Damion Miller was driving his BMW sedan eastbound on I-40 when he swerved off the road and hit a service truck that was assisting a tractor-trailer that had stopped due to a flat tire.
The crash pushed the service truck into the back of the tractor-trailer, officials said. The driver of the service truck and tractor-trailer were not injured.
Miller was taken to WakeMed with minor injuries. He has been charged with DUI, texting while driving and failure to maintain a lane.
Officials reopened all lanes of I-40 East at about 2 a.m.
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