21-year-old Amazon driver killed in crash on Interstate 85 in Durham
An Amazon driver was killed Wednesday morning in a collision that temporarily shut down northbound Interstate 85 in Durham.
The Amazon delivery van crashed into a flatbed trailer on I-85 near Redwood Road, said Sgt. Christopher Knox, a spokesperson for the N.C. State Highway Patrol. Troopers responded to the collision just before noon on Wednesday, Knox said.
Knox identified the Amazon driver as Joshua Clark, 21, of Scotland Neck, N.C.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, Raymond Davis, 66, of Roanoke Rapids, was not injured, Knox said.
The flatbed trailer was stopped in the right lane of I-85 due to a lane closure and was trying to merge into the left lane when Clark, unable to reduce speed in time, collided into the rear of the flatbed, Knox said. There were no passengers in either vehicle.
The investigation remains ongoing but a preliminary investigation does not indicate excessive speeding or any impairments with the 2021 Dodge van Clark was driving, Knox added.
“We’re deeply saddened by this incident and our thoughts are with the driver’s family and loved ones,” Amazon spokesperson Branden Baribeau told The News & Observer in a statement Wednesday night. “We will work closely with law enforcement to support their investigation.”
The collision was witnessed by an ABC11 TV news crew that was on I-85 Wednesday morning.
This story was originally published July 8, 2021 at 7:58 AM with the headline "21-year-old Amazon driver killed in crash on Interstate 85 in Durham."
