North Carolina: Part Of Interstate 26 Closed Near Asheville - WYFF

Skip to content NOWCAST WYFF News 4 Today Live Now Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Traffic moving again on I-26 in Hendersonville after crash shut down lanes for hours Traffic moving again on I-26 in Hendersonville after crash shut down lanes for hours EIGHT MINUTES AHEAD. PATRICK: THIS MORNING, AN UPSTATE NURSE IS TALKING ABOUT HELPING TWO TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVERS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN A FIERY HEAD-ON CRASH. DESTINY: THE CRASH HAPPENED IN THE WEST SIDE OF PELZER NEAR THE INTERSECTION ON HIGHWAY EIGHT. TRACI PHILLIPS, A REGISTERED HOSPICE NURSE, WAS DRIVING TO SEE A PATIENT WHEN SHE CAME UPON THE CRASH. SHE PULLED OVER, GRABBED MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM HER CAR, AND RAN TO HELP THE DRIVERS. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM ROGERS FEED NEARBY AND EXCLUSIVE SKY 4 VIDEO SHOWS THE AFTERMATH OF THE HEAD ON COLLISION BETWEEN THE TWO TRUCKS. TRACI SAYS ONE OF THE TRUCKS CAUGHT FIRE, BUT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE OTHER DRIVER ASKED TRACI TO STAY WITH HIM AFTER THE CRASH. >> SO I DID STAY WITH HIM AND WE HAD A FULL CONVERSATION. IT WAS ABOUT 3 HOURS OUT HERE, . I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE WAS OK, BECAUSE IT WAS A PRETTY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR HIM. POLICE SAY MINOR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A PARAMEDIC AND A MOTORCYCLIST WERE KILLED AFTER A CAR RAN THROUGH A CRASH SCENE. IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON PAMPLICO HIGHWAY IN FLORENCE. THE FLORENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 4 PEOPLE IN ALL WERE HIT, INCLUDING A STATE TROOPER AND ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER. FLORENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SAYS IT’S HEARTBROKEN AND OVERWHELMED BY GRIEF. PATRICK: SWITCHING GEARS RIGHT HERE AT 6:48. AS PARELLA JUST MENTIONED, HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, THE BASSMASTER HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS ABOUT TO START ON LAKE HARTWELL. PEOPLE ARE READY TO GO. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT GREEN POND LANDING. THE TEAMS ARE GETTING READY, TO HIT THE WATER. YOU MAY REMEMBER, LAKE HARTWELL HAS HOSTED SEVERAL BASSMASTER CLASSICS, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LAKE. DOZENS OF TEAMS, REPRESENTING SCHOOLS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE COMPETING IN THE TOURNAMENT AND IT RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREENVILLE. DESTINY: IT WISH WE HAD SOME CANDLES TO BLOW OUT. -- WISH WE HAD SOME CANDLES TO BLOW OUT. YESTERDAY THE CITY TURNED 191, AND A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WAS HELD. FOR A NEW ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX OUTSIDE OF FLUOR FIELD THAT IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. >> YOU CAN COME AND LOOK AND ENJOY BASEBALL. DESTINY: HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE MADE THEIR WAY TO FLUOR FIELD YESTERDAY, BUT THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WAS CALLED GREEN DAY, HONORING THE CITY AND UNVEILING WHAT’S CALLED DISTRICT 356. >> WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE BALLPARK, WHETHER IT’S FOR A BASEBALL GAME, COMMUNITY EVENT OR FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE’RE TRYING TO CREATE MEMORIES. WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE MOMENTS AND THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE IMPACTFUL MOMENTS AND MEMORIES FOR REALLY EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. PATRICK: OK, DISTRICT 356 IS LOCATED ON FIELD STREET. IT’S DESCRIBED AS A PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE BASEBALL FIELD, WITH A GOAL OF BRINGING MORE FOOT TRAFFIC TO THE WEST END AREA NOT --AREA, NOT ONLY DURING THE DRIVE SEASON, BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WELL. >> IT’S AWESOME. YOU KNOW, UNITY PARK FIRST AND NOW WE GET TO COME OVER HERE AND DO THIS. THE CITY GROWING IS REALLY GREAT. IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY. DESTINY: DISTRICT 356 IS MODELED AFTER JERSEY STREET AT BOSTON’S FENWAY PARK. IT’S ALSO NAMED IN HONOR OF SHOELESS JOE JACKSON’S LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES. DRIVERS ARE SEEING SOME RELIEF THIS MORNING WITH THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR GAS, GOING DOWN, ONCE AGAIN. PATRICK: IT COMES A DAY AFTER THE RELEASE OF JULY’S INFLATION REPORT, SHOWING IT DID NOT RISE FROM LAST MONTH. AMY LU IS IN WASHINGTON. >> AAA JUST ANNOUNCED GAS PRICES ARE NOW UNDER $4 A GALLON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE MONTHS. FALLING GAS PRICES, $0.15 THIS WEEK AND $0.68 OVER THE PAST MONTH. THE DROP ALSO IMPACTING FOOD, AIRLINE TICKETS AND CLOTHING PRICES. >> THAT IS A MUCH-NEEDED BIT OF BREEDING ROOM -- BREATHING ROOM FOR THE PUBLIC. >> WEDNESDAY’S REPORT FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, SHOWS INFLATION DID NOT RISE FROM JUNE TO JULY, REMAINING AT A STEADY 1.3%. BUT SOME ECONOMISTS SAY IT MAY BE TOO EARLY TO CELEBRATE. >> WHAT WE NEED TO SEE IS A STREAK OF MONTHS WHERE WE SEE IMPROVEMENT IN FRONT OF A BROADER CATEGORY. >> CONSUMER PRICES REMAIN UP, AT 8.5%, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. IT HAS CRITICS WARNING OF A POSSIBLE RECESSION. BUT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS POINTING TO SIGNS THAT INFLATION MAY BEGINNING TO MODERATE. PRES. BIDEN: THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BUILD AN ECONOMY FROM THE BOTTOM UP AND THE MIDDLE OUT. >> THE WHITE HOUSE IS CREDITING THE RELEASE OF 180 MILLION BARRELS FROM THE STRATEGIC OIL RESERVE AS WELL AS THE RECENTLY SIGNED CHIPS ACT FOR HELPING LOWER CONSUMER COSTS. DESTINY: LOOKING AT SOME LOCAL AVERAGE GAS PRICES. ACCORDING TO AAA, IN GREENVILLE , A GALLON IS $3.46, SPARTANBURG IS $3.53 AND $3.30 IN ANDERSON. PATRICK: THIS WEEKEND, THERE’S A CHANCE FOR FOLKS IN THE UPSTATE TO CELEBRATE THE KICKOFF OF BACK TO SCHOOL. IT’S THE 6TH ANNUAL QL’S BACK 2 SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY. 96.3 THE BLOCK. B 93.7, AND ABSOLUTE TOTAL CARE ARE HOSTING THESE EVENTS. DESTINY: THE FIRST PARTY WILL BE SATURDAY AUGUST 13 AT THE STERLING COMMUNITY CENTER IN GREENVILLE FROM 12:00 TO 3:00 CO-HOSTED BY PASTOR AVENTER GRAY. ORGANIZERS SAY THERE WILL BE CHANCES TO WIN SWAG BAGS, LAPTOPS & ALEXA DEVICES. THERE WILL ALSO BE T-SHIRTS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, GIFT CARDS, ITALIAN ICE AND FOOD. PATRICK: AND THE SECOND CELEBRATION WILL BE SUNDAY AUGUST 14 AT THE CCWOODSON COMMUNITY CENTER IN SPARTANBURG FROM 2:00 TO 5:00 P.M, CO-HOSTED BY THE MAYOR OF SPARTANBURG, JEROME RICE. ORGANIZERS SAY THE BACK 2 SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY IS ALL ABOUT GIVING BACK TO OUR YOUTH. DESTINY: YESTERDAY WAS THE FINAL DAY OF THE CAROLINA PANTHERS TRAINING CAMP AT WOFFORD COLLEGE IN SPARTANBURG. BUT BEFORE THE PANTHERS RETURN TO CHARLOTTE FOR THE NEW SEASON, THEY SPENT PART OF THE DAY TRAINING WITH LOCAL MILITARY MEMBERS. IT’S PART OF USAA’S SALUTE TO SERVICE NFL BOOT CAMP. LOCAL MILITARY GET TO COMPETE IN DRILLS SIMILAR TO THOSE USED BY NFL COACHES. IT INCLUDES THE 40-YARD DASH, VERTICAL JUMP, AND THE QUARTERBACK ARM CHALLENGE. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR USAA AND THE PANTHERS HAVE HOSTED THE BOOT CAMP. >> WE RESPECT THEM ALSO MUCH, EVERYTHING THEY DO. SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE FUN OUT HERE IS GREAT. AND THEN WE GET TO COME UP HERE AND WATCH THIS. WE’RE ENJOYING IT. DESTINY: THE PANTHERS PRESEASON GAMES KICK OFF SATURDAY. AND THEIR FIRST REGULAR SEAS Updated: 12:33 PM EDT Aug 11, 2022 Editorial Standards ⓘ Stephanie Moore Digital Content Manager Advertisement Traffic moving again on I-26 in Hendersonville after crash shut down lanes for hours Updated: 12:33 PM EDT Aug 11, 2022 Editorial Standards ⓘ Stephanie Moore Digital Content Manager Update: Sky 4 flew over the area about 12:30 p.m. and traffic was moving in this area. Original story below: All lanes of Interstate 26 East are closed after exit 44 (US 25) in Hendersonville due to a crash. The crash happened about 5:40 a.m. The road is expected to reopen by 3 p.m., according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Motorists are advised to be cautious in the area and use the following detour:Motorists must take Exit 44 (US 25 BUS South). Follow US 25 BUS South to US 176 East. Continue on US 176 East to US 25 North. Follow US 25 North to Exit 8 (I-26 East) to re-access I-26 East. HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. —

Update:

Sky 4 flew over the area about 12:30 p.m. and traffic was moving in this area.

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Original story below:

All lanes of Interstate 26 East are closed after exit 44 (US 25) in Hendersonville due to a crash.

The crash happened about 5:40 a.m.

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https://t.co/EzeuCAfTu1, I-26, East, MM 49, Near Hendersonville, Vehicle Crash, Road Closed, at 8/11 5:41 AM

— NCDOT I-26 (@NCDOT_I26) August 11, 2022

The road is expected to reopen by 3 p.m., according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

NCDOT

Motorists are advised to be cautious in the area and use the following detour:Motorists must take Exit 44 (US 25 BUS South). Follow US 25 BUS South to US 176 East. Continue on US 176 East to US 25 North. Follow US 25 North to Exit 8 (I-26 East) to re-access I-26 East.

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