IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A Wilkesboro man is facing multiples charges, including DWI, in connection with a deadly crash on Interstate 77 in Mooresville Tuesday night.
North Carolina state troopers responded to a crash on the northbound side of I-77 near U.S. 21 (Exit 33) around 8 p.m. Troopers said the driver of a 2000 Ford F-150, identified as 48-year-old Bret Shove of Wilkesboro, was in the toll lane when he failed to slow down and slammed into a 2016 Toyota Scion that was broken down and stopped on the road. The collision sent Shove's truck spinning out of control and it crashed into a 2014 Ford Escape.
The crash shut down northbound I-77 for several hours before it reopened around 11:30 p.m.
The driver of the Scion, 47-year-old Misty Leigh Shook of Granite Falls, died at the scene. A passenger in the Scion was rushed to Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center in critical condition. Shove was taken to a Charlotte hospital with injuries that aren't considered life-threatening. Neither person inside the Ford Escape were hurt, according to troopers.
The initial investigation indicates impairment was a factor in the crash. Shove was charged with DWI, failure to reduce speed and other violations. More charges are expected once the investigation is completed, according to Highway Patrol.
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