Jackknifed tractor trailer hits, kills man on Interstate 40 westbound in Johnston County
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- One person died in a crash involving multiple tractor-trailers on Interstate 40 in Johnston County near mile marker 318.
That is McGee's Crossroads near State Road 210.
Investigators said a tractor trailer jackknifed when the driver hit the brakes, trying to slow down to avoid traffic building up farther down the road. The semi then skidded off the road and hit a pedestrian standing next to a parked tractor trailer hauling a steel beam.
The pedestrian was identified as Roy Dale Ward, 58. NC Highway Patrol said he was the driver of a pilot truck helping transport the steel beam.
Two people in the jackknifed truck sustained minor injuries.
The crash caused huge delays in that area for miles and traffic was diverted off the highway for a detour.
