DURHAM, NC : 1 killed in crash on I-85 NB in Durham on Tuesday, 17th August 2021

A 54-year-old man died following a traffic collision on Interstate-85 Tuesday morning in Durham, police confirmed to CBS 17.

According to authorities, the two-vehicle crash happened just before 6 a.m. on Interstate 85 North near the Duke Street exit.

Marvin Elmer Perez-Garcia of Durham was driving a 2006 BMW 325i northbound on I-85 when he plowed into the back of a northbound 2006 Ford F150 truck.

The driver of the truck was identified as David Lynch, 54, of Durham.

Durham police said Lynch was driving in the right-hand northbound lane when he suddenly slowed down and was rear-ended.

Lynch was taken to the hospital where he later died.


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