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Statesville man arrested after violating school bus stop, troopers say

Statesville man arrested after violating school bus stop, troopers say
THE TOP STORIES WE ARE FOLLOWING AT THIS HOUR. MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES IN WINSTON-SALEM. POLICE SAY ALL LANES OF NORTH LIBERTY STREET BETWEEN EAST 17TH STREET AND NEW HOPE LANE ARE CLOSED AFTER A CRASH. WE WERE TOLD JUST ONE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED THAT CAUSED SOME POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA, SOME POWER LINES ARE DOWN. CREWS ARE MAKING REPAIRS ON THAT AND THEY DID SAY THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. THERE. THEY DID NOT SAY, THOUGH, WHAT CAUSED THAT CRASH. SPRAGG STREET ALSO CLOSED FROM WILLARD ROAD EAST TO WAUGHTOWN STREET AFTER A DUKE POWER POLE WAS DAMAGED. CREWS ARE THERE WORKING TO MAKE REPAIRS AS WELL. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE NEWSCAST OR THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, RATHER, ONLINE WXII 12 DOT COM POLICE ARE ALSO INVESTIGATING THE CITY’S FIRST MOTOR VEHICLE. FATAL FATALITY OF THE YEAR. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO THAT CRASH ON PETERS CREEK PARKWAY NEAR CLEMMONSVILLE ROAD JUST AFTER 830 LAST NIGHT. ACCORDING TO POLICE, 42 YEAR OLD JOEL PARK WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE SCENE. INVESTIGATORS SAY PARK WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF PETERS CREEK PARKWAY WHEN HE WAS HIT BY AN SUV. THAT DRIVER REMAINED ON SCENE AND IS COOPERATING WITH THE INVESTIGATION. POLICE SAID PARK’S NEXT OF KIN HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. AND ALSO WINSTON SALEM, A 20 YEAR OLD MAN, IS IN THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AFTER POLICE SAY HE WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN HIS CAR, AS HAPPENED AROUND 1130 YESTERDAY MORNING ON LEONA STREET. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT SHOOTER OPENED THE VICTIM’S CAR DOOR, SHOT HIM MULTIPLE TIMES.
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Statesville man arrested after violating school bus stop, troopers say
The NC State Highway Patrol has arrested Joseph Graham Padgett Jr., 35, of Statesville for violation of a school bus stop, Saturday around 2:10 a.m.Troopers said this happened on Old Mountain Road in Iredell County on March 2. Top StoriesWife of Wilkes Pastor declared dead now alive, organizes drive-by parade to welcome him home'You’re either going to prison or you're going to die:' Guilford County Detention Center inmate has message for juvenilesUpset customer fires gun into Little Caesars restaurant drive-thru windowGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking herePadgett is being held at the Iredell County Detention Center under a $20,000 bond. He is charged with passing a stopped school bus, driving while his license was revoked, careless and reckless driving, and improper passing. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We LoveTRENDING STORIES[/related]Keep up with local news, weather, and current events with the WXII app here.

The NC State Highway Patrol has arrested Joseph Graham Padgett Jr., 35, of Statesville for violation of a school bus stop, Saturday around 2:10 a.m.

Troopers said this happened on Old Mountain Road in Iredell County on March 2.

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Padgett is being held at the Iredell County Detention Center under a $20,000 bond.

He is charged with passing a stopped school bus, driving while his license was revoked, careless and reckless driving, and improper passing.

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