New details released in 2024 I-95 deadly crash in Johnston County

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- New details have been released about a deadly crash that happened on I-95 in Johnston County last July.

NTSB investigators now say the truck driver who plowed into slowed traffic was using his cell phone at the time.

Investigators say Charles Haskell was three seconds into a phone call when he allegedly slammed into a car at 70 miles per hour.

That set off a chain-reaction crash and led to the deaths of five people.

The report does not say if Haskell was holding the phone or if it was mounted in some way.

Haskell's case is still pending in Wilson County court.