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Icy roads create a mess on central NC roads with stuck cars and crashes

The snowfall that created a picturesque scene across most of central North Carolina on Friday night, also created dangerous road conditions. Numerous crashes were reported Friday night across the area as below-freezing temperatures created slick, icy roads.

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The snowfall that created a picturesque scene across most of central North Carolina on Friday night, also created dangerous road conditions. Numerous crashes were reported Friday night across the area as below-freezing temperatures created slick, icy roads.

Crashes in Wake County

At around 4 a.m. on Saturday, a Cary snow plow flipped on Green Level Road. The driver is expected to be okay, but crews were still working to try and remove the plow from the embankment at around 7 a.m.

Crashes in Johnston County

Two drivers rear-ended snowplow trucks in Johnston County in the past 24 hours.

One person was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after rear-ending a snowplow on Interstate 95 near Selma on Friday night.

The crash happened just north of exit 97, according to officials. A southbound Jeep rear-ended a contract motor-grader which was plowing snow off of I-95 near Selma. The driver of the Jeep suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital.

The driver of the plow truck was not injured, but the Jeep was so firmly attached to the plow, that they had to drag it off the interstate to separate the two vehicles.

On Saturday, a southbound car struck a contract motor grader which was plowing snow on I-95. The accident happened Saturday morning near mile marker 90 in Four Oaks. This time, a car struck the plow from behind then was sent out of control down an embankment.

The driver was injured and taken to a local hospital. The equipment operator was uninjured.

According to the State Highway Patrol, the driver was charged with felony to reduce speed, and he and the passenger, both from New York, were charged with felony possession of marijuana after the passenger dropped nearly a pound of the vacuum-sealed weed when standing next to the car.

Crashes in Nash County

People were speeding along Interstate 95 even though roads were slippery, according to WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter Keenan Willard.

"This goes to show you, even when the roads look great, one moment could end up as a major accident," Willard said.

One car ran off the side of the road in Nash County and slid all the way into a small creek bed.

The vehicle and driver are expected to be okay, Willard reports.

Crashes in Moore County

Near Carthage, a NCDOT truck salting roads flipped off the side of the road.

According to Captain Rudy Allgood with Carthage Fire Department, the truck was driving and the lights went out.

According to Capt. Rudy Allgood with Carthage Fire Department, the truck was driving and the lights went out.

The driver thought he was on the road, but the truck was really on the edge and flipped.

Allgood said the driver suffered minor injuries but was not transported to the hospital.

Dozens became stuck across central North Carolina Friday, some just feet from their homes.

One driver who had been stranded in Wake County told WRAL News that he was told the wait for AAA assistance was going to be over three hours.

Others found help with each other, with people stopping to push cars stuck in snow.

Some cars were left behind for drivers to return to later.

Many who spoke with WRAL News echoed the same sentiment, once they got home they would be staying home.

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