Construction zone so far, so good. Were looking at your drive times in the area. If youre coming down, yesterday, we saw an hour coming down from mooresville into huntersville. Right now. Currently. It is just nine minutes from 150 heading down towards sam furr at 65 miles an hour. As issues come up, well update you on channel 9 and twitter. Follow me this morning at traffic team nine. I77 is becoming really a constant headache for drivers who not only have to deal with toll construction but also a growing number of crashes. We tell you about the crashes on a regular basis they are happening between gilead and sam furr in mecklenburg county. Weve investigated the efforts to keep everyone safe . The problem is they cant move some of them because of the channel 9 learned there have been more than 600 crashes on i77 in 2016. There were 228 crashes on the stretch through charlotte, 40 in february, and 162 crashes in march already. That is double the amount of crashes on i85. According to t
To face witit the homeowner who is a Police Officer. Crime scene tape and dozen of employs squad cars sealing off this quiet neighborhood in davie while a body is wheeled in an unmarked s. U. V. All of this activity leaving neighbors stunned. It is a low crime area. We never have problems like this. R porter shortly after 6 00 this Morning Police say an intruder tried to break into a house along gauntlet hall lane but he would comee facetoface with a Police Officer at home with his children. There was a confrontation and a shooting and the burglar is not going to be committing anymore burglaries. Reporter police say this wasn the first attempted breakin in the neighborhood this morning. Shortly before this deadl one an intruder tried to inner another house only blocks away. We did receive a call about 6 03 this morning of an attempted burglary nearby. They are looking to see if this is part of this investigation or not. Repepter while police related, neighbors arere on edge and so is t
From walnut street. As far as we can tell, we are not going to see any delays. On the northern side, not too far from the county line, we have a crash on 50 at old weaver trail. You can see a little bit of a southbound delay building there as you leave the county lane on inbound highway 50. Something you want to keep in mind as well. Keep an eye on those sensories how they shape up over the next little while. Just south of sanford, we have a crash blocking the southbound side. The 15501 strip. We are picking up some delays on the northbound and southbound sides there. So that is an area you want to keep in mind on the Southern Side of lee county. Also in Chatham County, getting word from Chatham County 911 about a two vehicle accident on kristen Chapel Church road on highway 42. These are not very heavily traveled roads, but if you do use that road to get around 42 between chatham, something you want to keep in mind. Back to you u. Thank you, bryan. Charlottes new ordnance involving tr
Reporter summer land was the mastermind of this carjacking. Hes the one seen pacing around. Investigators say he stalked the victim and waited for the perfect opportunity. This is the moment that he walks up with a shotgun demanding she get on the ground. She was forced to lie on the ground at gun point. Reporter list say crist is the one jumping in the passenger seat before speeding off. That night the car was chased and crist was arrested. Summer land got away. No word where he has been since monday. We had detectives looking around the clock, following up on every lead. Reporter when reached by phone, the victim says she is relieved that her family no longer has to live in fear. Ryan raiche, abc action news. A breaking development in the o. J. Simpson case. A knife found at his old home was thought to be that used in the murders. Just moments ago, multiple Law Enforcement agencies saying that the blade is not consistent with the weapon used that knife was found on the property where
Poll has trump at 44, ted cruz, 24, rubio, 21, kasich, 9. For the republicans, ohio is another big contest. Ohio Governor John Kasich hoping to win his home state as part of an effort to keep trump from winning enough delegates to prevent a floor fight. There is the theory that every little bit helps and kasich campaigned with mitt romney. I want to be president , but i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land in order to get there. Reporter trump canceled a stop in florida. Instead, he was on kasichs home turf in youngstown, along with new jersey governor Chris Christie. Trump needled kasich for losing new hampshire. Even governor Chris Christie was there. I hated to do that, but i had to make my point. We have to beat trump at the ballot box. Reporter polls show Hillary Clinton ahad in florida and ohio. Bernie sanders ahead by a nose North Carolina and missouri also vote. At the end of the day, love always trumps hatred. I am so worried about our country and what