WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene’s destruction, then driving off the roadway, officials said. Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple lanes ...

The highway has been shut down since Hurricane Helene's floodwaters swept away extensive sections along the Pigeon River.

An evening drive turned disastrous over the weekend after a woman drove her SUV around barriers and plunged down an embankment along a hurricane-damaged stretch of Interstate 40 in North Carolina. The Junaluska Fire Department said the crash happened at around 8 p.