Tractor-trailer overturns on I-77 near Mooresville after chase across three counties
An overturned tractor-trailer shut down parts of Interstate 77 for several hours late Saturday after the driver led troopers on a three-county chase and struck two patrol cars in Iredell County, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said Sunday.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was the suspect in multiple hit-and-run vehicle collisions in Gaston County and shortly after 8 p.m., troopers attempted to stop 63-year-old Monte Keith Gore in Mecklenburg County, according to a highway patrol news release.
Gore, who’s from Pennsylvania, refused to stop and troopers chased him onto I-77, the release said.
Around 8:30 p.m., troopers in Iredell County set up a tire deflation device at mile marker 39 near Mooresville in an effort to stop the pursuit, the release said. The tractor-trailer struck the device, made a sharp turn and collided with two patrol cars parked on the shoulder, the release said.
The tractor-trailer then overturned and blocked the northbound lanes, the release said. The troopers were not injured in the collision, the release said.
Gore, who’s been charged with driving while impaired, was injured and transported to a nearby hospital in Winston-Salem. Gore also has been charged with felony speeding to elude arrest, felonious assault with a deadly weapon, reckless driving, hit and run, possession of a controlled substance and damage to state property, according to the release.
The northbound lanes on I-77 reopened to traffic after 1 a.m., the release said.
This story was originally published September 4, 2022 at 1:03 PM.
