WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene’s destruction, then driving off the roadway, officials said. Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple lanes washed out by Helene near the Tennessee state line garnered widespread attention in the days after the storm as the region was largely cut off by numerous road closures. Emergency workers from …

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Officials say a driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene’s destruction. Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple

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A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene's destruction, then driving off the roadway, officials said.

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WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene’s destruction. Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple lanes washed out by Helene near the Tennessee state line garnered widespread attention after the storm. The Junaluska Community Volunteer Fire Department says emergency workers responded to eastbound Interstate 40 on Saturday night…

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The highway has been shut down since Hurricane Helene's floodwaters swept away extensive sections along the Pigeon River.

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North Carolina woman dies after wreck on hurricane-damaged highway

A driver is dead after ignoring hurricane damage warnings and maneuvering around safety barriers, causing her to tumble down an embankment, authorities in North Carolina said. The accident happened at around 8 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 40 East, which had been washed out by Hurricane Helene near the Tennessee state line. The car blew past the barricades, went off the collapsed road and down the embankment, coming to rest at the bottom of Pigeon…

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The North Carolina driver was airlifted to a Tennessee hospital but died Junaluska Fire Department/FacebookA driver died over the weekend after she bypassed a barricade enacted after Hurricane Helene damaged a North Carolina highway and crashed into a gorge, authorities said.Patricia Mahoney was near the Tennessee state line on Saturday, Nov. 9, when she made a wrong turn and drove off Interstate 40 from a large hole in the roadway, landing in t…

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Driver Dies After Bypassing Roadblock and Falling 100 Feet into Gorge Along Interstate Damaged By Helene

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene’s destruction , then driving off the roadway, officials said.

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