Interstate 85
Coverage of Interstate 85 in the Nexus archive.
- I-85 in Cleveland County shut down due to multi-car pileup
Interstate 85 in Cleveland County is shut down due to a multi-car pileup. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. Tuesday, closing both north and southbound lanes between Exit 8 and Exit 5 in Kings Mountain, N.C.
- Crash closes several lanes of I-85 in west Charlotte
A crash on I-85 South in west Charlotte caused several lane closures near Sam Wilson Road. Three lanes were closed as of 3:40 p.m., exacerbating typical afternoon rush hour congestion in the area.
- 56-year-old New Yorker dead, woman seriously hurt after I-85 crash in Mecklenburg
A 56-year-old New York man has died and a woman is seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County on Tuesday.
- Multiple crashes snarl traffic on I-85 in Gaston County; southbound lanes closed
Multiple crashes on I-85 in Gaston County caused lane closures and a highway shutdown, with the North Carolina Department of Transportation urging drivers to avoid the area. The two left lanes on I-85 South near Exit 17A were closed.
- Motorcycle rider hit at high speed dies in four-vehicle crash on I-85: Troopers
A motorcycle rider was killed in a high-speed four-vehicle crash on Interstate 85, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
- I-85 southbound closed in Gastonia after a crash
All southbound lanes of Interstate 85 and one northbound lane are closed in Gastonia due to crashes, as reported by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
- Man accused of driving impaired, crashing into ambulance and killing paramedic, officials say
A North Carolina man, Jared Logan, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, driving while impaired, and reckless driving after crashing into an ambulance on Highway 74, killing paramedic Ashley Moore and injuring another paramedic and a patient. Moore, a nine-year field training officer for Cleveland County Emergency Medical Services, was tending to a patient when the ambulance was struck from behind by Logan's Dodge Challenger.
- Man accused of driving impaired, crashing into ambulance and killing paramedic, officials say
A North Carolina man, Jared Logan, was arrested for allegedly driving impaired and crashing into an ambulance, killing paramedic Ashley Moore and injuring others. Logan was charged with second-degree murder, reckless driving, and other offenses after the collision on Highway 74 near Interstate 85.
- Gastonia driver accused of crashing into ambulance, killing paramedic was allegedly impaired
A Gastonia man was accused of crashing into an ambulance while impaired, killing paramedic Ashely Moore. The driver, Jared Logan, was charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. The incident occurred on Highway 74 near Interstate 85 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.
- Highway 74 shut down for crash involving Cleveland County ambulance
A crash involving a Cleveland County ambulance occurred on Highway 74 near Interstate 85 in Gaston County, leading to a highway shutdown. Both directions of Highway 74 were closed just east of I-85, and details about injuries remain unclear as authorities continue to investigate.