A pickup truck crashed into the woodsadjacent to Interstate 95 Monday, killing the driver. Events leadingup to the accident were very similar to those of an accident that lefttwo Chesapeake, Virginia men dead two weeks ago.
A N.C. Highway Patrol supervisor says it is clear the state needs tosuspend the weed-spraying operation. Monday afternoon, D.O.T. agreed.
Trooper John Bobbitt says the spraying simply isn't worth the loss oflife.
Monday was the first day the road crew had gone back out to work sincethe January 15 accident. Some changes were made in the interim, includingthe addition of a third truck carrying a message board, but that wasapparently not enough.
The maintenance work will not resume until a thorough safety review hasbeen conducted.
The name of the man killed in Monday's accident has not been released.Police say only that he is a 58-year-old man from New York.
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