Truck crash Coverage

Driver killed after crashing into log truck on Knightdale Boulevard

A man spoke to WRAL News after he witnessed a deadly crash Tuesday involving a car and a log truck.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

NC 48 reopens after tractor trailer crash in Nash County

A tractor-trailer turned onto its side Thursday morning on N.C. Highway 48.

Tractor trailers charred in crash near Virginia line, I-85 closed for hours

A tractor trailer was scorched Tuesday on Interstate 85 in Warren County, close to the Virginia state line.

Sky 5: Tractor trailer scorched in fire on I-85 near Virginia

A tractor trailer was scorched Tuesday on Interstate 85 in Warren County, close to the Virginia state line.

Tractor-trailer scorched on I-95 near Dunn, causing heavy delays

A tractor-trailer caught fire Tuesday on Interstate 95 near Dunn.

Person killed in tractor trailer crash on I-40 near Benson

A crash involving two tractor trailers on Tuesday closed all westbound lanes of Interstate 40 West in Johnston County. The crash was reported before 8:30 a.m. at Mile Marker 318 and N.C. Highway 210, near Benson.

25-year-old man arrested after fleeing the scene of deadly I-40 tractor-trailer crash

A 25-year-old man has been arrested for fleeing the scene of a deadly tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 40 Tuesday morning.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Crash, trash on I-40 in Raleigh creates worst morning commute in years

A Tuesday morning crash shut down all lanes of Interstate 40 near the Avent Ferry Road bridge south of downtown Raleigh for hours, creating a morning slowdown that spread to surface streets in Cary and Raleigh.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

Truck spills plywood on I-95 in Rocky Mount

Part of Interstate 95 was closed Tuesday in Rocky Mount after a truck carrying plywood crashed, spilling its contents on the road.

GoFundMe for family of 11-year-old girl killed in Raleigh Christmas parade surpasses $100K

Hailey Brooks was killed after getting hit by a pickup truck on Nov. 19, 2022, at the Raleigh Christmas Parade. A GoFundMe has raised $101,225 to help the family, and to allow them to establish a nonprofit in her honor.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Dump truck crashes on I-95, 20 tons of hot asphalt spill onto highway

Just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday 20 tons of steaming hot asphalt were dumped onto the southbound lanes of I-95 near Dunn, when a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and overturned his large dump truck.

Raleigh Christmas Parade driver's dad charged with bringing a gun to a parade

Christopher Glass, 49, of Goode, Virginia, is charged with bringing a firearm in a parade, court records show. He does not face any charges related to the crash.

Father of driver in deadly Raleigh Christmas Parade truck crash faces gun charge

Christopher Glass, 49, of Goode, Virginia, is charged with bringing a firearm in a parade.

WRAL Staff

Memorial growing outside dance company honoring 11-year-old killed in Raleigh Christmas Parade

Memorials grew Monday for Hailey Brooks along Hillsborough Street at the site of the incident and outside CC & Company Dance Complex.

Notes, flowers, candles left along parade route where 11-year-old dancer died

Memorials grew Monday for Hailey Brooks along Hillsborough Street at the site of the incident and outside CC & Company Dance Complex.

Raleigh Christmas Parade tragedy: Truck driver had prior citations, including failure to get inspections

The question that still remains after 11-year-old Hailey Brooks' death during Saturday's Raleigh Christmas Parade: What went wrong?

Girl dies in Raleigh Christmas Parade tragedy: What went wrong?

The question that still remains after 11-year-old Hailey Brooks' death: What went wrong?

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Float operators explain Raleigh Christmas Parade protocol after 11-year-old girl dies

WRAL News has learned 11-year-old Hailey Brooks was tragically killed during Saturday's parade.

11-year-old Hailey Brooks dies after getting hit by pickup truck at Raleigh Christmas Parade, sources confirm to WRAL News

WRAL News has learned 11-year-old Hailey Brooks died after getting hit by a pickup truck during this past weekend's Raleigh Christmas Parade, according to multiple sources.

Memorial grows for 11-year-old girl killed in Raleigh Christmas Parade

On Saturday, an out-of-control pickup truck pulling a parade float hit a girl performing with CC & Company Dance Complex.

11-year-old killed at Raleigh Christmas Parade identified as Hailey Brooks

Memorials grew Monday for Hailey Brooks along Hillsborough Street at the site of the incident and outside CC & Company Dance Complex.

WRAL Staff

20-year-old driver charged after hitting, killing 11-year-old dancer during Raleigh Christmas Parade

The Raleigh Police Department said 20-year-old Landen Christopher Glass was arrested and charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, careless and reckless, improper equipment, unsafe movement, and carrying a firearm in a parade.

Spectators capture Christmas parade tragedy on video

Witnesses told WRAL News the driver of the white pickup truck pulling the CC & Co. Dance float was yelling that he had lost his brakes and could not stop. The truck then careened into the dancers as adults hustled them out of the road.

Parents, witnesses scramble to help dancers after truck brakes fail

Witnesses told WRAL News the driver of the white pickup truck pulling the CC & Co. Dance float was yelling that he had lost his brakes and could not stop. The truck then careened into the dancers as adults hustled them out of the road.

'The girls were just hysterical': Witnesses describe chaos, heartbreak after child hit by pickup truck during Raleigh Christmas Parade

The Raleigh Christmas Parade was canceled on Saturday morning after a tragic turn of events led to an 11-year-old girl's death.

WRAL Staff