Wilson’s Mills, NC — April 2, 2025, two people were injured in an afternoon truck accident on Wilson’s Mills Road near U.S. Route 70.
Authorities said a car was exiting eastbound U.S. 70 onto Wilson’s Mills Road when it was hit by a semi-truck.
The 79-year-old woman who was a passenger in the car suffered serious injuries in the crash, according to authorities. Her husband, the 82-year-old driver, was hospitalized after complaining of shoulder pain.
The truck driver was not injured.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Johnston County crash. The accident is still under investigation.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Crashes at highway exits often come down to a single, critical issue: Did both drivers understand who had the right of way? In this case, a car exiting eastbound U.S. 70 onto Wilson’s Mills Road was struck by a semi-truck, leaving an elderly couple injured, one of them seriously. That kind of outcome demands a close look at how both vehicles entered the intersection and what steps were taken to avoid a collision.
For the truck driver, the key question is whether they anticipated that the exiting car would be entering their path and whether they had time to slow down or maneuver safely. Commercial drivers are trained to handle merging traffic and to expect that not every driver is going to execute a perfect exit. That’s part of the job, especially in mixed-use areas where highway traffic spills directly into local roads.
At the same time, the car’s path off the highway is important. Did the driver make a rolling stop or misjudge how quickly the truck was approaching? Did signage clearly establish who had the right of way at that location? These questions are not just about driver behavior. They’re also about how well the intersection is designed to manage merging traffic between commercial vehicles and slower-moving passenger cars.
Another factor here is speed. Was the semi-truck going too fast for the transition from highway to local road? That’s something investigators can evaluate using black box data from the truck, along with any traffic camera footage or eyewitness statements.
In the end, this kind of crash isn’t just about who hit whom. It’s about whether both drivers exercised the level of care the law demands, and whether either party made a decision that left the other with no safe way out. When couple ends up in the hospital after a collision with a commercial vehicle, that’s the kind of analysis investigators owe them. Anything less risks missing the full picture of what went wrong.
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