Traffic
Raleigh accident closes portion of Atlantic Avenue
An accident involving a school bus and another vehicle has closed Atlantic Avenue between Spring Forest and Millbrook roads, Raleigh police report.
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TRAFFIC
Raleigh accident closes part of South New Hope Road
A car crash shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday closed all northbound lanes of South New Hope Road at South Rogers Lane in Raleigh as police and EMS crews worked at the scene.
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TRAFFIC
Road Worrier: If you blow a .05, safety board says you’re not fit to drive
Some Triangle drivers worry that a proposed new DWI standard lowering the blood-alcohol concentration from .08 to .05 would threaten the pleasures of social drinking.
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TRAFFIC
Westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in southeast Raleigh reopen to traffic
An accident shut down westbound Interstate 40 at the 301 mile marker in southeast Raleigh for more than four hours Monday.
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TRAFFIC
Raleigh police officer's 'improper right turn' causes traffic accident
The two-vehicle accident on North Raleigh Boulevard on Saturday injured officer Isaac Perez Jr., but none of the seven people in the other vehicle was hurt.
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TRAFFIC
If you blow an .05, are you too drunk to drive?
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends .05 percent, much more strict than the current DWI standard of .08 percent.
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TRAFFIC
NC House says yes to interstate tolls - but with limits
If the Senate agrees with an unanimous House vote, North Carolina won't be able to use tolls to finance major freeway overhaul projects. But the state could start adding toll express lanes to existing interstates.
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CRIME
Raleigh police say driver who hit pedestrian was impaired, unlicensed
The driver of a car that hit a woman who was crossing a street just west of downtown Raleigh on Thursday night has been charged with driving while impaired and driving with a revoked license.
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TRAFFIC
Legislators make progress on speeds, tolls and transportation money
Raleigh's Tift Merritt has a lovely song that comes to mind on the General Assembly's frantic "Crossover Day." Any bill that didn't clear one chamber by the end of the day Thursday was eliminated from consideration by the other chamber. Here's where the transportation issues stand.
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LOCAL/STATE
Autopsy details injuries to Clayton woman's body in towed car
An autopsy shows the body of a Clayton woman found inside her car after it was towed to an impound lot had a blood-alcohol level of 0.18 percent, and suggests she may not have lived long after the crash.
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TRAFFIC
Effort to repeal NC's motorcycle helmet law fails again
After refusing to endorse legislation that would repeal North Carolina's safety helmet requirement for most motorcycle riders, a House committee endorsed a proposal to study the issue.




