Morganton, NC : One injured after tractor-trailer wreck on Interstate 40 in Morganton on Tuesday morning, January 31, 2017
Morganton, North Carolina
One man was injured after he fell asleep while driving his tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 in Morganton on Tuesday morning .
Joshua Stephens, 43, of Jamestown, Tennessee , was charged with failing to maintain his lane after he wrecked his tractor - trailer on I-40 East near the 99 mile marker around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, said State Trooper J. Allen with the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
After falling asleep, Stephens ran off the road into the median and hit the guardrail , Allen said. The tractor-trailer traveled 694 feet along the guardrail before coming to a stop. A small diesel fuel spill also occurred .
He was transported to Carolinas HealthCare Systems Blue Ridge in Morganton to be treated for a broken arm, he said.
NCHP shutdown the left lane for approximately three hours, he said.
Total cost of the damages to the guardrail was $39,200, Allen said.
Responding agencies were North Carolina Highway Patrol, West End Fire Department, Burke County Fire Marshal’s Office, Smokey’s Wrecker Service, Burke County EMS and Burke County REACT.
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One injured after tractor-trailer wreck