On July 5, 2008, a woman was killed in a car accident on North Roxboro Road in Durham, North Carolina. Two hours later, as police officers were investigating the fatal car accident, a second car accident occurred, slightly injuring one of the police officers.

The first car accident occurred when a vehicle crossed the center line and hit another vehicle. A passenger in the car that was hit was killed, and the driver of the car was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The other driver is in critical condition. No charges have yet been filed.

While police officers were investigating the fatal car accident, a man driving a 1992 Buick ran into the side of a patrol car blocking the road. The patrol car had emergency lights on at the time of the car accident. A police officer suffered a major head injury. The driver of the Buick was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Source: “Intersection is scene of 2 crashes, 1 fatal,” News and Observer, July 6, 2008.