Tryon Morehead Tops North Carolina's Most Accident Prone
A State Highway Commission study identifies the Tryon and Morehead Streets intersection in Charlotte as the state’s most hazardous urban junction. Charlotte has more than double the number of high risk sites compared with other cities, with 50 of 149 urban intersections across the state. Raleigh follows with 22, Fayetteville 12, Greensboro 11, and Wilmington 7. In three years, 102 accidents occurred at Tryon and Morehead.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Tryon
Morehead
Queen City
State Highway Commission
Bob Scott
Fayetteville
Greensboro
Wilmington
Gastonia
Asheville
Winston- Salem
Morehead Street
Franklin Avenue
Marietta Street
Graham
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Trade
N. C
Salisbury
Lenoir
Salisbury Streets
Summit Avenue
Cone Boulevard
Carolina Beach Road
U. S. 421
Shipyard Boulevard
Rowan Street
Murchison Road
Salisbury Street
Two Men Die In Nitrogen Tank Accident
Shelby North Carolina AP reports two men suffocated in a 600 gallon nitrogen filled tank at Fiber Industries used for mixing oils with finishes in polyester filament yarn. The plant superintendent said one man entered through an 18 inch top opening to rescue the other. both were dead upon removal.
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Shelby
N.C
Aprela
Fiber Industries
H Eugene LeGrand
J. C. Lee
Dean Guest
Lee
LeGrand
North Forsyth High Closes Over Racial Violence Incidents
Two Forsyth County schools faced disruptions as racial violence prompted North Forsyth High near Winston-Salem to close through the Thanksgiving weekend. Principal Julian Gibson reported fights in hallways, several injuries, and police patrols with 10 officers at the peak.
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North Forsyth
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Jordan Matthews
Siler City
A. L. Brown High
Kannapolis
Julian Gibson
Gibson
Byron L. King
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