Man charged in fatal July car crash on I-140 in New Hanover County

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — William Francis Raybourn is facing misdemeanor charges following a fatal wrong way crash on Interstate 140 that resulted in the death of 23-year-old Timothy Hunter Bradford.

According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the crash happened back in July, when troopers were dispatched to a report of a wrong-way driver on I-140 near the U.S. 40 exit.

Investigators said Raybourn was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-140 when his vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle driven by Bradford…

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