1 dead, 1 charged after Interstate 40 crash
Published 7:52 pm Saturday, May 9, 2026
A Morganton man is dead and another man has been charged after a crash in Davie County on Friday.
The crash occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m. near mile marker 170 on Interstate 40, said a spokesperson for the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
A Sterling Acterra, a large truck, driven by 59-year-old Michael Ray McGaha, of Kernersville was driving east on Interstate 40 when its front left tire blew out, causing it to cross the center median into oncoming traffic.
The truck was struck by a Ram truck driven by 55-year-old Ronny Edward Lowe Jr., of Morganton, and both came to rest on the shoulder of the highway, said the spokesperson.
Lowe was pronounced dead at the scene. McGaha was taken to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
McGaha has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, said the spokesperson.