A driver was hospitalized with serious injuries Tuesday night after failing to stop at a Wake County intersection and slamming into a tree, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Penny Road and Blaney Franks Road.
Troopers said the driver failed to stop at the intersection before the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, according to WRAL. The driver was then taken to the hospital with serious injuries, troopers said.
A Citizen alert described an incident at the intersection of Blaney Franks Road and Penny Road.
Not the First Wreck Along Penny Road
This isn’t the first serious crash reported along Penny Road in southern Wake County. WRAL has previously reported on a three-vehicle wreck near Huntingwood Drive that left four people injured, in which troopers said the driver who rear-ended a truck was charged with failure to reduce speed, according to WRAL…