Crime & Safety
NC Inmate Dies After Crashing Stolen Work Truck
An escaped inmate died after a single-vehicle crash near Interstate 85 Monday afternoon. He was driving a stolen work truck.
GASTONIA, NC — An escaped inmate died Monday afternoon after the stolen work truck he was driving crashed along Interstate 85.
The inmate, who has been identified as 46-year-old David A. Woods of New Hanover County,
left his work assignment and was reported missing shortly before 1 p.m., according to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Woods was serving a life sentence for a 1995 second-degree murder conviction, according to state officials.
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He was driving a City of Lowell truck, which crashed in a single vehicle accident at Exit 14 along I-85 around 2:15 p.m.
The accident and the circumstances surrounding his escape are under investigation, NCDPS said.
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SKY VIEW: Police confirm an inmate stole a work truck from a job site in Gaston Co this afternoon... Officials say the pickup crashed off I-85 near exit 14. One person confirmed dead on scene. Latest info here: https://t.co/gqlcCgJlTF #CLT #WatchWBTV pic.twitter.com/vTmq7ziaZU
— Mark Davenport WBTV (@TheDavenReport) February 26, 2018
Photo via North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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