A motorist killed in Thursday morning’s interstate collision has been identified.
Evan Winston Johnson, 35, of Mint Hill, was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck that occurred around 1 a.m. in the southbound lane of Interstate-85 near the Old Union Church Road exit (East Spencer).
According to reports from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a red passenger car and a silver passenger car collided in the roadway. The red vehicle came to a rest on the shoulder of the road, however the silver vehicle came to a rest on the interstate in the way of oncoming traffic.
A tractor trailer hauling milk cartons reportedly struck the silver vehicle, ejecting Johnson from the driver’s seat.
After colliding with Johnson’s vehicle, that tractor trailer went down an embankment and overturned.
As more information becomes available, this story will be updated.
