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North Carolina Truck Driver Gets $9,000 Towing Bill After Exceeding Parking Limit by 30 Minutes During Snowstorm; City Officials Call It Predatory

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — Donald Hicklin Jr. was parked at a lot on Sunset Road in Charlotte during a historic snowstorm when his semi-truck...

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UPDATE: Drunk Tow Truck Driver With Four DWIs Upgraded to Second-Degree Murder Charge for Killing Motorcyclist on His Birthday; Total Bond Reaches $3.15 Million,...

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — The Wake Forest tow truck company owner who drove drunk through a red light on Capital Boulevard and killed motorcyclist...

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NTSB Preliminary Report Says Mooresville Tanker Driver Called Company to Report Leak 30 Minutes Before Explosion, Inspected Tank, and Was Standing Behind It When...

MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — Federal investigators released a preliminary report Thursday on the April 7 tanker explosion at the Carolina Beverage Group plant in...

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Food Company Semi-Truck Tangles in Power Lines on NC 16 in Waxhaw, Knocking Down Utility Pole — 160 Duke Energy Customers Without Power for...

WAXHAW, NORTH CAROLINA — A semi-truck from a food company knocked down power lines on North Carolina Highway 16 in Waxhaw Wednesday afternoon, leaving...

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1-Year-Old Boy Struck and Killed by Tractor-Trailer on NC 42 While Family Was Playing Outside in Front of Their House — Driver Showed No...

WILSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA — A 1-year-old boy was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on North Carolina Highway 42 near Sadie Road, just...

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NTSB Says Tanker Driver Reported Leak to His Company 20 Minutes Before Chemical Tank Explosion That Killed Him

MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — A tanker truck driver reported a leak on his vehicle to his company approximately 20 minutes before the truck exploded...