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Pregnant driver airlifted after Pinebluff crash
A pregnant woman was airlifted after a two-vehicle crash in Pinebluff on Tuesday evening. The collision, which happened shortly before 5 p.m., resulted in heavy damage to both vehicles and left the pregnant woman’s vehicle overturned in the median.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol told Sandhills Sentinel that the driver of a Ford Escape, traveling southbound on U.S. 1, slowed to make a left turn onto Ryder Cup Boulevard. A Jeep Grand Cherokee struck the Escape from behind, causing it to spin and flip onto its side.
The driver of the Escape, who is six months pregnant, was trapped in the wreckage and had to be extricated from her vehicle by emergency units.
A landing zone for aircare was established at Pinebluff Park. The driver of the Ford was evaluated on-site before being flown to UNC Hospital as a precaution. Authorities confirmed she was experiencing pain but did not specify the extent of her injuries.
The driver of the Jeep was uninjured.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
Emergency units from Pinebluff, Aberdeen, and Southern Pines Fire and Rescue, along with the Moore County Sheriff’s Department, Highway Patrol, and Moore County EMS, responded to the scene.
Photo by Sandhills Sentinel Publisher BJ Goodridge.
~Written by Sandhills Sentinel reporter Brandi Grice.
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A highway ramp in Cameron was closed for several hours on Monday morning after a semi-truck overturned, spilling sand.
The truck was traveling on the Highway 24-27 exit to Highway 1 northbound when it overturned and spilled sand in the grass off the ramp.
Motorists were delayed as they were rerouted around the single-vehicle wreck.
No injuries were reported, according to the Highway Patrol.
This is the second time Sandhills Sentinel has covered an overturned semi-truck this month. A semi overturned on Highway 1 in Southern Pines on April 4.
Feature photo: A semi-truck overturns in Cameron on April 28.
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Photos by Cheryl Gilmore.
A Toyota driver traveling on May Street, just past Valley View Road in Southern Pines, swerved Monday afternoon to avoid crashing into a vehicle that was stopped and waiting to turn, according to officials at the scene of the single-vehicle wreck.
The Mazda flipped into a small ditch off the roadway. The car sustained significant damage, leaving its roof nearly flat.
No injuries were reported to the vehicle’s passengers, and no other cars were involved in the wreck, according to officials on the scene.
Responding agencies were Moore County EMS, Southern Pines Fire Department and the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
~Article and photo by Sandhills Sentinel breaking news reporter Brandi Grice.
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The N.C. Department of Transportation will begin clearing and grubbing operations on a stretch of Midland Road in Pinehurst this week.
Beginning April 29, crews will conduct selective tree removal ahead of turn lane construction and median crossover removals.
Tree removal work will take place between Airport Road and Grant Street and is expected to last through the week.
Crossover expansions will begin in early to mid-May in preparation for road resurfacing in the coming months.
This is the first of several projects to improve safety and driver efficiency in the area along with improving bike and pedestrian connectivity.
Motorists are reminded to use caution while driving through the project site and watch for signs and flaggers as work progresses.
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