Live Accident Reports by @NCDOT_I85

• Cleared: All lanes are closed on I-85 Southbound at Exit 189 in Granville County due to crash. ID 26102500005.

  18 hours ago

• Updated: All lanes are closed on I-85 Southbound at Exit 189 in Granville County due to crash. ID 26102500005. https://t.co/674XSlnVjZ

  19 hours ago

• Updated: I-85 Southbound CLOSED at Exit 54 in Cabarrus County due to crash. ID 26102300108. https://t.co/fteFliWIWq

  2 days ago

• I-85 Southbound CLOSED at Exit 26 in Gaston County due to crash. ID 26102200116. https://t.co/AOGY7TVJ3Q

  3 days ago

• Updated: I-85 Southbound CLOSED at Exit 35 in Mecklenburg County due to crash. ID 26102200097. https://t.co/zCfjSSkwTQ

  3 days ago

• All lanes are closed on I-85 Southbound past Exit 182 in Durham County due to crash. ID 26102000007. https://t.co/gy4bLhzJhl

  5 days ago

• Updated: I-85 Northbound CLOSED from Ruin Creek Rd to Exit 214 in Vance County due to crash. ID 26101600009. Detour / Alt Route: Motorists use the following detour: Exit 213, right to Dabney Drive, left to South Beckford Drive, left to NC 39, right to...https://t.co/G2vjKOyS3i

  1 week ago

• Updated: I-85 Northbound CLOSED from Ruin Creek Rd to Exit 214 in Vance County due to crash. ID 26101600009. Detour / Alt Route: Motorists use Exit 213, right to Dabney Drive, left to South Beckford Drive, left to NC 39, right to I-85 North. https://t.co/G2vjKOyS3i

  1 week ago

• Updated: I-85 Northbound CLOSED from Ruin Creek Rd to Exit 214 in Vance County due to crash. ID 26101600009. Detour / Alt Route: Motorists use Exit 213, right to Dabney Drive, left to US 158 Business, left to NC 39, right to I-85 North. https://t.co/G2vjKOyS3i

  1 week ago

• Updated: I-85 Northbound CLOSED from Ruin Creek Rd to Exit 214 in Vance County due to crash. ID 26101600009. Detour / Alt Route: Motorists use Exit 213, left to Dabney Drive, right to US 158 to I-85 North. https://t.co/G2vjKOyS3i

  1 week ago

• Updated: I-85 Northbound CLOSED from Ruin Creek Rd to Exit 214 in Vance County due to crash. ID 26101600009. https://t.co/G2vjKOyS3i

  1 week ago

• RT @NCDOT_Triangle: TRAFFIC ALERT- I-85 Northbound is CLOSED from Dabney Dr in Vance County due to a crash. Slow down and follow directions…

  1 week ago

• Updated: I-85 Northbound CLOSED at Dabney Dr in Vance County due to crash. ID 26101600009. https://t.co/G2vjKOyS3i

  1 week ago

• Updated: I-85 Northbound CLOSED from Dabney Dr to Exit 214 in Vance County due to crash. ID 26101600009. https://t.co/G2vjKOyS3i

  1 week ago

• Updated: I-85 Northbound CLOSED from Dabney Dr to Prosperity Dr in Vance County due to crash. ID 26101600009. https://t.co/G2vjKOyS3i

  1 week ago

• I-85 Northbound CLOSED at Medical Center Dr in Vance County due to crash. ID 26101600009. https://t.co/G2vjKOyS3i

  1 week ago

Accident News Reports

• Officials: NC man killed, 2 others hospitalized in crash near I-85 in Spartanburg Co.

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 20 views
  • Oct 18, 2026 09:39am
  The coroner's office identified the victim as 74-year-old David McElroy, of Mars Hill, North Carolina. The coroner states that McElroy was pronounced dead at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center around ... Read More

• Crash on highway in Greensboro causing backups and delays

  • North Carolina
  • Greensboro
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 21 views
  • Oct 14, 2026 05:55am
  Crash on Highway in Greensboro Causing Backups and Delays ... Read More

• NC trooper injured after I-85 driver plows into stopped cruiser in Orange County at I-40

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Oct 11, 2026 05:57am
  A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper was injured when his stopped cruiser was hit by a vehicle along Interstate 85 on Sunday morning. The crash was ... Read More

• 5 hospitalized, police officer injured after crash on I-85 in north Charlotte

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 34 views
  • Oct 10, 2026 06:43am
  The crash happened Saturday morning near University area ... Read More

• Multiple lanes closed after I-85 crash in NE Charlotte

  • North Carolina
  • North Charlotte
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Sep 30, 2026 04:03am
  A crash on Interstate 85 is causing heavy delays in northeast Charlotte Wednesday morning, according to NCDOT. Read More

• Charlotte parents, child killed in I-85 crash between SUV, fire truck in Granville County: SHP

  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Sep 20, 2026 12:55pm
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - Troopers say they believe a man fell asleep while driving his family along Interstate 85 early Saturday morning, smashing into a stopped fire truck in Granville County. The ... Read More

• Parents and 6-year-old child killed in I-85 crash in Granville County

  • North Carolina
  • Durham
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 34 views
  • Sep 19, 2026 12:39pm
  Northbound I-85 near Exit 191 was closed for more than six hours. Read More

• Crash closes 11-mile stretch of I-85 in Granville County, officials say

  • North Carolina
  • Durham
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 38 views
  • Sep 19, 2026 04:48am
  An early Saturday morning crash on Interstate 85 in Granville County has closed a stretch of the highway starting about 4 miles north of Durham County, officials ... Read More

• Crash near Guilford-Alamance line causes major traffic delays

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 40 views
  • Sep 18, 2026 08:15am
  A vehicle crash on Interstate 85-40 near the Guilford County / Alamance County line on Friday morning has caused significant traffic delays, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Read More

• Video: Crash causes traffic jam on I-85 South / 40 West near Guilford-Alamance County line

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 37 views
  • Sep 18, 2026 06:47am
  GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) - Commuters coming into Guilford County from Alamance County are experiencing delays due to a crash, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The left ... Read More

• Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Mebane on Interstate 85 South / 40 West

  • North Carolina
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 45 views
  • Aug 21, 2026 09:55am
  MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating after a person died as a result of a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 85 / 40 early Friday morning. The crash occurred on ... Read More

• 1 dead in crash on Interstate 85 South / 40 West in Mebane

  • North Carolina
  • Alamance
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 50 views
  • Aug 21, 2026 03:15am
  The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating after a person died as a result of a crash on Interstate 85 / 40 early Friday morning. The crash occurred on I-85 ... Read More

• 2 women arrested for street racing after deadly 4-vehicle I-85 crash in Charlotte

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 44 views
  • Aug 17, 2026 07:16am
  The collision happened around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, along I-85 South near Sugar Creek Road. Read More

• Court drops misdemeanor death-by-vehicle charge in I-85 race that killed Charlotte teen

  • North Carolina
  • Henderson
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Aug 16, 2026 10:53am
  CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) - A misdemeanor death-by-vehicle charge against one of two drivers accused in a fatal crash on Interstate 85 in Charlotte has been voluntarily dismissed, according to court ... Read More

• Crash shuts down all southbound lanes of I-85 in Cleveland County

  • North Carolina
  • Kings Mountain
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 51 views
  • Aug 04, 2026 12:40pm
  The wreck happened around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, along I-85 near Dixon School Road in Kings Mountain. Read More

• I-85 crash in NE Charlotte causing heavy backups heading towards Concord

  • North Carolina
  • Concord Mills
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 46 views
  • Jul 18, 2026 12:30pm
  Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) - Traffic is snarled through the University area Saturday afternoon after a crash on Interstate ... Read More

• Highway 74 shut down for crash involving Cleveland County ambulance

  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 90 views
  • Jul 06, 2026 06:54am
  The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says an ambulance was involved in a crash early Monday in Gaston County, and part of Highway 74 was shut down. Read More

• Highway 74 eastbound closed in Gaston County due to crash involving ambulance

  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte
  • US 74

  • source: Bing
  • 79 views
  • Jul 06, 2026 05:57am
  The crash happened just after 8 a.m. on U.S. 74 near Interstate 85. Read More

• I-85 in Durham reopens after semi-truck crash closes 3 lanes, officials say

  • North Carolina
  • Durham
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 49 views
  • Jul 01, 2026 9:29pm
  Interstate 85 in Durham County has reopened after a crash closed three lanes early Thursday morning, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said. Read More

• Medic: One seriously hurt in crash on I-85 North

  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 55 views
  • Jun 14, 2026 5:56pm
  According to MEDIC, one person was seriously hurt in a crash on the interstate Sunday night. Read More

• Crash with serious injuries reported in Greensboro; US 29 / I-85 Northbound beginning at I- 73, Holden Road down to 1 lane, police say

  • North Carolina
  • I-73

  • source: Bing
  • 50 views
  • Jun 07, 2026 12:38pm
  US 29 / I-85 Northbound beginning at Interstate 73 and Holden Road is shut down to one lane due to a crash with injuries, according to a Greensboro Police Department ... Read More

• 1 person killed in overnight crash on I-85 in Mecklenburg County: Medic

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 46 views
  • Jun 02, 2026 10:09am
  The incident happened before 1 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, on Interstate 85 northbound near exit 30 for Interstates 77 and 485. This is in western Mecklenburg County, just outside of the Charlotte city ... Read More

• Deadly crash on I-85; traffic blocked west of Charlotte

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 49 views
  • Jun 02, 2026 10:09am
  The incident happened before 1 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, on Interstate 85 northbound near exit 30 for Interstates 77 and 485. This is in western Mecklenburg County, just outside of the Charlotte city ... Read More

• 'I really miss her' | Father remembers UNCG student killed in Mother's Day weekend crash

  • North Carolina
  • Durham
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 46 views
  • May 28, 2026 00:31am
  Kelis Gorham, 21, of Maryland, and her mother, Denise Crawford, 61, died May 8 in the crash, according to Gorham's father, Sam Gorham. '?Kelis would have turned 22 on June 8,'? Sam Gorham told WFMY ... Read More

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