Wilkesboro Police Investigate Two Minor Injury Wrecks

Two people suffered minor injuries and refused EMS treatment in separate wrecks in Wilkesboro. The first wreck was Monday afternoon at the Highway 16 and 18 intersection with Woodfield Way. Fred Lockaby of Taylorsville was southbound on the highway, stopped at the traffic light. He was hit from behind by Bobby Stafford of Statesville, who told officers he could not see the red light due to the glare from the sun. Stafford received a ticket nonetheless, for failing to reduce speed to avoid a wreck.

Anyone who has tried to pull off one of the downtown Wilkesboro side streets onto Main Street can sympathize with Roland Wilfong, who was trying to do just that Tuesday. He was trying to get from East Street onto Main, and had pulled out past the row of parked vehicles just a bit to look for oncoming traffic. As he did that, he hit an eastbound vehicle driven by Deborah Royal of North Wilkesboro. She slid about 50 feet down the street and nearly hit a parked car on the other side, but stopped before impact. Royal was checked out by EMS, but refused treatment. Wilfong was ticked for an unsafe movement, and for not renewing his license plate on time.