Major Backups Expected as I-77 Reopens in Iredell County Hours After Deadly Crash

NCSHP: Wrong-way driver killed in crash on I-77 in Iredell County

IFN Staff A Utah man was killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 77 near Troutman early Friday morning. N.C. State Highway Patrol troopers responded to a report of a

Utah man dies in wrong way crash along I-77 in Iredell County: I-77 to be closed for hours

The head-on collision caused a tractor-trailer to overturn and catch fire, troopers say.

Fatal crash closes I-77 north for 'extended period' in Iredell County: NCSHP

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Interstate 77 will be closed for several hours after a fatal head-on crash caused a semi-truck to catch fire, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The incident happened around 2 a.m. on Friday, May 16, on I-77 near Exit 42 for US-21. Troopers say a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado was driving the wrong way and hit a tractor-trailer head-on, causing the tractor-trailer to overturn and catch fire. …

Major backups expected as I-77 reopens in Iredell County hours after deadly crash

I-77 northbound was closed in Troutman after a fatal crash involving a Silverado and a tractor-trailer, with the latter overturning and catching fire.

Deadly fiery crash shuts down part of I-77 for hours - WCCB Charlotte's CW

TROUTMAN, NC – A deadly wrong-way crash shutdown part of I-77 North in Iredell County on Friday. The wreck happened around 2 a.m. near US 21. Troopers say a truck driven by 31-year-old Eric Pompa of Utah, crashed head-on into a tractor trailer driven by 52-year-old Cecil Ward of Florida. The tractor-trailer caught fire. Pompa was thrown from the truck and died at the scene. Paramedics took Ward to Atrium Wake-Forest Baptist Medical Center in Win…