Drivers waited while traffic was stopped for the Saturday afternoon wreck. (Wendi Amos photo)
A woman driver was seriously injured and had to be airlifted to the hospital in Charlotte Saturday afternoon after her car ran into the rear of a nearly stopped tractor-trailer. The wreck happened around 1:45 p.m., and forced the closure of I-77 near Exit 30 in Davidson.
Car overturns on Davidson-Concord Road. Details below.
Both lanes of the highway were closed briefly while an emergency helicopter landed to evacuate the unidentified woman, according to Davidson public safety officials.
Witnesses said the southbound lane reopened around 2:20 p.m., but the northbound lane remained closed for a while afterward. At 5 p.m., the NC DOT reported all lanes were open, but traffic could remain slow through at least 5:30 p.m.
Emergency personnel said the woman’s car rear-ended a nearly stopped tractor trailer in the northbound lanes just before Exit 30. Davidson and Cornelius firefighters had to cut her out of the vehicle. Davidson Engine 3 stopped traffic in the southbound lanes for the helicopter landing, and the woman was flown out to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
OVERTURNED VEHICLE
At around 2 p.m., Davidson firefighters and police also responded to a second, less serious wreck, in which a Chevy Lumina overturned in the 19000 block of Davidson-Concord Road. The car landed in a ditch, but the driver was able to crawl out without injuries, according to the fire department.
Can anyone please advise if Is there any update about the status of the woman involved in the accident? I was on I-77 not far behind where it happened, as they were evacuating her in the helicopter. I am just hoping and praying that she survives. Would appreciate any updates. Thank you.
Jenny: Sorry to say we have no update at this point. We’re hoping to get an update. Authorities typically don’t release information when it’s a medical call, because of health information privacy laws. — David Boraks
OK, we have a bit of an update, thanks to a person who says he’s a friend of the woman who was hurt. He doesn’t want any names, but sends this info: “She is feeling better. She has no broken bones and came out with bumps and bruises. Her Toyota van is what kept her safe.”