Durham intersection closed after chase ends in fatal crash
NEWS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON.
>> A FATAL CRASH OVERNIGHT
CONTINUES TO HAVE TRAFFIC
IMPACTS EVEN TODAY. SKY 5 OVER
THAT SCENE IN DURHAM HERE WHERE
LAW ENFORCEMENT BELIEVES THAT
STREET RACING MAY HAVE PLAYED
A ROLE IN US TO BE ROSE.
MONICA. CASEY IS LIVE ON A AND
C 55. MONICA, GIVE US AN IDEA
OF WHAT YOU'RE SEAL STILL
SEEING OUT THERE NOW. HOURS AND
HOURS LATER.
>> WELL, THIS ROAD IS GOING
TO BE CLOSED FOR A WHILE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT LEFT
TO DO WITH CONNECTING THE
STOPLIGHT AND GETTING
EVERYTHING SET UP. THIS ALL
STARTED FURTHER DOWN ON NC.
55, WHEN A DURHAM COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY TRIED TO STOP
CARS LAST NIGHT FROM STREET
RACING.
ONE PERSON DIED AND 2 OTHERS
HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED AFTER A
FIERY CRASH ON NC. 55 AROUND
11 THURSDAY NIGHT OR GREATER
BROADCASTIFY RADIO TRAFFIC
SHOWS FIRST RESPONDERS TRYING
TO HELP THE VICTIMS IN A DODGE
CHARGER. ONE IN OUR TO A DRAFT.
>> WE'VE DRAWN TO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CAN'T FIND ENOUGH TO
KNOW YOU IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE
GROUND. HIS DRIVER OF THE
VEHICLE AHEAD OF THE VAN DER
THE WAY THE DURHAM COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THIS
STARTED FURTHER DOWN AND SEE.
55 HERE, CARPENTER, FLETCHER
ROAD WHEN A DEPUTY SAW 2
VEHICLES STREET RACING.
>> THAT DEPUTY IN AN UNMARKED
CAR TRYING TO STOP THOSE CARS
AND ONE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF
ITS LIGHTS AND FLED AT A HIGH
RATE OF SPEED.
>> THAT VEHICLE A FORD F ONE,
50 PICKUP WAS FOUND A SHORT
TIME LATER AT NC. 55 IN
RAILROAD INVOLVED IN A CRASH
WITH AN UNRELATED 3RD CAR.
THE DODGE CHARGER STATE HIGHWAY
PATROL SAY THE DRIVER 18
YEAR-OLD KEVIN ALEJANDRO RUIZ
GOMEZ BLEW THROUGH A RED LIGHT
HITTING THE CHARGER.
>> GOMEZ WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
AND ALSO HAD TO GO TO THE
HOSPITAL FOR HIS INJURIES.
>> STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS
CHARGES ARE PENDING AGAINST
GOMEZ. DUKE ENERGY TELLS ME
THEY ARE WORKING WITH DOT ON
THE REOPENING OF THE U.S. WROTE
CREWS HERE TELL ME IT COULD
STILL BE A FEW HOURS LIVE IN