Man dies in I-40 accident
Published: Fri, Dec. 05, 2008 09:43AM
Modified Fri, Dec. 05, 2008 11:09AM
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closeRALEIGH -- A Raleigh man was killed and his wife seriously injured when their sports utility vehicle ran off Interstate 40 and struck a tree late Thursday.
Andrew Lewis Gabriel, 40, died at the scene of the accident, reported at 11:27 p.m. near the I-440 interchange in southeast Raleigh, according to a report prepared by Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Hunt.
Vielka Maria Gabriel, 38, was taken to WakeMed where she was in fair condition this morning.
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The trooper's report did not indicate what caused the couple's 2004 Lincoln SUV to go off the right side of the road and into a line of woods.
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