MORGANTON, N.C. — Three people, including two children, were taken to the hospital after a suspected drunk driver crashed head-on into two vehicles in Morganton on Thursday night, police said.
The crash happened around 9 p.m. on West Fleming Drive, near Barbour Drive. Multiple agencies responded to the crash, including Burke County EMS and the Morganton Department of Public Safety. Firefighters were able to rescue three people from a Toyota 4Runer that flipped onto its side during the crash. Two children and a pregnant passenger in a second vehicle were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Witnesses told officers that the driver of the Toyota, identified as 34-year-old Mathis Pardue McCann, was traveling Burkemont Avenue when he crossed two lanes into oncoming traffic, crashing into two vehicles. The collision sent his Toyota flipping onto its side and into a guardrail.
McCann was arrested and charged with DWI, two counts of misdemeanor child abuse and failure to maintain lane. The road was shut down for about an hour while crews worked to clear the scene and investigated.
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