The crash occurred at 4:38 a.m. near N.C. 86 in Orange County, according to a State Highway Patrol news release. The car was partially parked in the eastbound lane of the interstate when an SUV ...

If you’re not comfortable changing the tire or the damage looks severe, call for roadside assistance or a tow truck ... car with the jack, use the lug wrench to loosen the lug nuts on the flat ...

According to investigators, the officer was helping a man with a flat tire when the suspect’s pickup truck slammed into his patrol car, just before 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 26. The crash caused a chain ...