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Wrong-way driver hits road sign near Blue Ridge Parkway, Purlear NC

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Near Blue Rdg Pkwy, Purlear, NC 28665

A white Chevy truck was driving the wrong way and struck a road sign near Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge on US 421.

Audio|Source: Lincoln County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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1028, John King Mary, (number withheld), possible 1055.
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104, I'm 1023 in the area up here at the Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge.
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104, also just 1014, he did strike,
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hit a sign and he was wrong way driving at some point when the initial call came through.
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104, can you advise 28 again?
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104. John King, Mary,
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(number withheld).

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Near Blue Rdg Pkwy, Purlear, NC 28665

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