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Fatal accident
Wreck shuts down interstate for hours
Authorities say speed to blame for crash
ENTERPRISE STAFF REPORT
HIGH POINT – One person was killed Saturday and another seriously
injured when a speeding vehicle wrecked on Interstate Business 85.
Hollie Dawn Atkins, of 5130 Blakeshire Road
in Greensboro,
was driving a 1992 Nissan Pathfinder southbound when she lost control of the
car near the Brentwood Street
exit about 2 p.m., according to the High Point Police Department.
The vehicle left the left side of the roadway, crossed toward the
right shoulder and then back to left shoulder, where it hit the median
guardrail, according to a police report.
Police blocked traffic in both directions on Interstate Business 85
between the S. Main Street
and Brentwood Street
exits for several hours while investigators examined the scene.
The vehicle began flipping in a “barrel roll” fashion down the
guardrail in the northbound lanes, the report said.
The passenger, Jody Wayne Spurliin, of 2050 Keesee Road
in Mc Leansville, was ejected and was pronounced
dead at the scene, said Lt. Walter Heaviland said.
Atkins was taken to High
Point Regional Hospital for treatment.
Police believe excessive speed was the cause of the crash. Shortly
before authorities were notified of the wreck, calls were received from
motorists of a vehicle traveling about 100 mph on the interstate, according
to Capt. Steve Danford.
He said alcohol was not a factor in the accident, he said.
Police blocked traffic in both directions on Business 85 between the S. Main Street
and Brentwood Street
exits for several hours while traffic investigators examined the scene.
The accident was still under investigation by the High Point Police
Department late Saturday. Charges are pending against Atkins.
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