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Tractor-trailer driver charged after fiery, three-vehicle crash kills 1, Winston-Salem officers say
A tractor-trailer driver has been charged in a fiery, three-vehicle crash that killed a woman, according to officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department. Jonathan Williams, 41, is facing counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to reduce speed. Investigators said back on April 18, Williams crashed into the...
NC couple charged after man punches Walmart employee for checking his girlfriend's receipt, officers say
HIGH POINT, N.C. — A North Carolina couple is facing assault charges after an incident at Walmart, according to officers with the High Point Police Department. (Video above: Evening headlines from WYFF News 4) On Monday, at Walmart, located at 2628 S Main St., police said Trevon Waden confronted...
Winston-Salem man charged with murder after fatal shooting on Coliseum Drive, police say
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man was arrested on Friday in connection to a shooting death in 2021, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release. Around 8:01 a.m. on Feb. 14, 2021, officers with the WSPD were told about a man lying face down in the parking lot of 615 Coliseum Drive. Officers responded […]
Suspect turns herself in after Thomasville hit-and-run leaves Winston-Salem woman dead
THOMASVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman has turned herself in after a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run on Liberty Drive in Thomasville, according to police. On Thursday, Misty Covington, 44, of Thomasville, turned herself in on charges on a charge of felony hit-and-run. She received a $25,000 secured bond. Her charge is connected to […]
Wanted man leads WNC police on chase before wrong-way crash, attempted carjacking, arrest
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Three law enforcement agencies in Western North Carolina worked together Saturday, May 18, to take a man who was wanted for robbery out of Forsyth County, N.C., into custody after he led officers on a vehicle chase, eventually crashing the car he was driving before attempting to carjack another driver.
Hit-and-run driver flees after crash at Piney Grove intersection
Highway patrol is investigating a hit-and-run accident that took place Friday night at Piney Grove Road intersection involving a white Ford Explorer and a red sedan. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the driver of the Explorer ran a red light, crashed into the sedan. The impact from the...
22-year-old dies in crash on Old 52 Road
KING — Cortlen Dutton, a West Stokes High School graduate and student athlete, died May 11 in a single-car crash. He was 22. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said Dutton, of King, was driving southbound on Old 52 Road at a high rate of speed when, just south of the Chestnut Grove Road intersection, his car traveled off the road and struck a tree.
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