Mebane, NC — There were three separate accidents in the same area of I-40 this past Wednesday of last week, leaving several people injured and one woman dead. One of the accidents involved a Greyhound bus plowing into an SHP officer’s SUV, injuring him and about 10 others. The injured SHP trooper was identified as D.C. Justice, 46. In an earlier wreck, 33-year old Tiffany Jennings was killed.
This all happened along I-40/85 near mile marker 154 on Wednesday morning, December 24, 2014. There was a wreck near mile marker 254 at about 8:00 a.m. that help up traffic as troopers and police officers responded. A few minutes later, around 8:30, Tiffany Jennings came upon the first crash site in her Saturn.
She lost control of her car and swerved into another lane, crashing into a firetruck, an SHP SUV, and another truck. The accident killed Jennings at the scene and injured a few others as well.
Then, about a hour and a half later – at 10:00 – a Greyhound bus approached the wreckage and wasn’t able to stop in time. The Greyhound swerved as it tried to brake, crash into Trooper D.C. Justice’s SUV, which was blocking traffic for the accident.
He was hurt by the impact and was taken to a hospital to be treated for moderate injuries. Of the passengers on the Greyhound bus, about 10 required medical treatment. None of their injuries were deemed life-threatening, though. The Greyhound bus driver told police that he saw the accident site ahead of him, but wasn’t able to slow down in time. He was coming from Atlanta.
No word on whether charges will be filed here.
