03/28/2024
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By Erin Smith

A collision between a logging truck and an SUV resulted in only minor injuries on Thursday morning. The crash occurred on NC 87 at the stoplight in front of Smithfield Foods in Tar Heel.

According to North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper G. White, Paul Thomas Shortridge, 42, of Vass, was driving his logging truck southbound on NC 87. Marah Johnson, 30, of Fayetteville, was driving the SUV and was turning left out of the plant driveway when the truck ran the stoplight and struck the SUV, according to Trooper White.

Johnson was transported by Bladen County EMS to Cape Fear Valley-Bladen Healthcare with minor injuries.

Trooper White said Shortridge will be charged with a stoplight violation.

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