Morganton, NC : Man killed in crash on I-40 in Burke County Monday morning, January 30, 2017
Morganton, North Carolina
A man is dead following a crash on Interstate 40 in Burke County Monday morning.
The wreck happened before 8:30 a.m. on I-40 just past Exit 119, shutting down all westbound lanes for a time. Troopers say a vehicle fire slowed traffic down to nearly a complete stop and the driver did not see the stopped traffic in time, causing him to slam into the back of a box truck.
The man, identified by Highway Patrol as 53-year-old Timothy Ray Weaver, was pronounced dead on scene.
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Man killed in crash on I-40 in Burke County identified