Dec 17, 2024
FARMVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A traffic crash involving a propane truck and a pickup truck shut down the Eastbound lane of Interstate 587 Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at around 12:43 p.m. North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to the crash near the Lewis Store Road overpass. North Carolina Department of Transportation officials said the lanes could be closed until 11 p.m. Friday night. (Kenneth Roundtree/WNCT photo) Both drivers were taken to ECU Health with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. State Highway Patrol said the propane truck sideswiped the pickup truck and both vehicles lost control. 61-year-old Terry Lancaster, from Washington, was the driver of the propane tanker. He was charged with a DWI, commercial DWI, reckless driving and possession of drug paraphernalia. They also said the pickup truck went off the road to the right and hit a tree and the propane truck overturned and slid on its side out of the road. They said Haz-Mat units also responded to evaluate the propane tanker and they determined it was safe to be removed from the crash scene.
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