UPDATE: Woman dies after crash on I-40 Sunday
DUPLIN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Hospital officials say a woman has died following a rear-end collision on I-40 Sunday night.
Trooper Benton said it happened on I-4o near mile 382 at Rose Hill around 8:00 Sunday night. Benton said Paisley Cookson, 23, of Wilmington was driving east when she rear-ended Jamie Smith, 27, of Willard.
Benton said the two cars went off the road into the median. He said both drivers were airlifted with serious injuries and transported to a hospital in Greenville.
Benton said the eastbound lane was closed for almost two hours.
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