FOUR OAKS – A Johnston County man was killed early Friday morning after his disabled car was struck on the shoulder of Interstate 95.
The collision was reported at 4:57am, near the 86 mile marker, just south of Keen Road.
The Highway Patrol said a 2005 Kia Rio was traveling northbound when the right rear tire failed. The driver, Dannie B. Norris Jr., age 53, of Norris Lane, Benson, pulled onto the shoulder and stopped. The Kia was stationary on the shoulder with no lights on and the keys out of the ignition.
Troopers said a 2022 Volvo tractor trailer headed northbound in the right lane drifted onto the right shoulder and struck the Kia, killing Norris who was sitting in the driver seat.
The operator of the tractor trailer, Horouna Toure, age 43, of St. Darby, Pennsylvania was charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to maintain lane control.
Authorities said speed was not a factor but inattention was a contributing factor.
Both northbound lanes of I-95 reopened at 8:37am.