53-year-old man killed in crash on I-40 in Burke County, troopers say

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Troopers had to shut down I-40 westbound near Center Street as they investigated a deadly crash Monday morning.

A man died after he slammed into the back of a truck, according to the Highway Patrol. Firefighters said the truck had slowed down for separate accident on I-40 where a car caught fire.

The Highway Patrol said the man killed was Timothy Ray Weaver, 53.

Weaver was from Hickory.

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