A pickup truck crash on U.S. Highway 1 near May Street in Southern Pines late Monday night resulted in serious injuries to the driver. The accident, which occurred just before midnight, involved a single vehicle that rolled multiple times. Emergency responders were quick to the scene, and the driver was transported by ambulance to a landing zone where a helicopter from UNC airlifted them to a trauma center. The crash caused significant disruption, with one lane in both the northbound and southbound directions of U.S. 1 blocked by debris. Multiple agencies responded to the incident, including Southern Pines Fire & Rescue, Moore County EMS, and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
