Driver faces charges in fatal, high-speed crash on I-40 in Wake, troopers say

One person was killed Sunday in an early-morning crash on Interstate 40 between Raleigh and Garner.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says a Lexus was traveling eastbound on I-40 at 2:04 a.m. near the Jones Sausage Road exit when it ran off the road to the right. The passenger car hit a disabled box truck that was pulled over on the shoulder waiting for roadside assistance.

A passenger in the Lexus died at the scene from injuries sustained in the collision. The victim’s name has not yet been released…

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