Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Results In Death

A tractor-trailer was traveling west on Sanchez Drive at a slow speed when an SUV crashed into the rear of the 18-wheeler.

A two-vehicle crash in Robeson County resulted in the death of one person.

The accident unfolded Tuesday morning on Sanchez Drive near U.S. Highway 74 in Lumberton.

A tractor-trailer was traveling west on Sanchez Drive at a slow speed when an SUV crashed into the rear of the 18-wheeler.

The driver of the SUV did not reduce speed when approaching the truck. He was identified as 71-year-old James Hammonds and did not survive the injuries he sustained in the crash.