23-year-old killed in weekend wrong-way crash on I-140

Published: Jul. 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM EDT|Updated: 8 hours ago
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A 23-year-old man was killed early Saturday when a wrong-way driver slammed head-on into his car on Interstate 140 near the U.S. 40 exit, the N.C. Highway Patrol said.

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Driver charged after striking WAVE Transit bus

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Flooding seen all across Shreveport-Bossier on July 13

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