Raleigh,NC : I-40 east reopens after crash near Gorman St. in Raleigh on November, Friday 17th 2017

All eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 at Gorman Street in Raleigh were closed for about an hour Friday night after a crash, officials said.

The wreck happened around 8:50 p.m. near mile marker 295, which is Gorman Street, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said.

The road reopened around 9:50 p.m.

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The wreck happened after the North Carolina State Highway Patrol pulled over a vehicle in a traffic stop, a trooper said. A passing motorcyclist was distracted by the traffic stop and slammed into the back of another car, officials said.

Officials said Raleigh police are investigating the crash.

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I-40 east reopens after crash near Gorman St. in Raleigh