The crash happened just before 10:15 p.m. North Carolina State Highway Patrol said a car was going the wrong way along I-40 when it crashed into another vehicle, forcing the second vehicle to hit a third vehicle. The crash closed all lanes near Exit 287 (North Harrison Avenue).
Ketrich Hines, 41, of Raleigh, was identified as the wrong-way driver in the crash.
All lanes reopened early Saturday morning.