Police: Rocky Mount woman caused wrecks, backup on I-40

A Rocky Mount woman's reckless driving is to blame for a series of wrecks Sunday on Interstate 40 in Pender County, authorities said.

Sabrina Michelle Smith, 26, faces charges of driving while impaired, hit and run, reckless driving and driving without a license. She rear-ended a vehicle near milemarker 415 and clipped another two miles down the road while traveling at an estimated 90 mph, according to Trooper Leonard Alvarado with the state Highway Patrol.