Driver killed, 2 police officers injured in series of crashes: "(By Meghan Cooke and Kathy Haight, Staff Writers) A man taking his sons to a swim meet in Charlotte died and eight others were injured in a series of three crashes on Interstate 277 Saturday that began after a police officer stopped to help a disabled car.
Officer Jeff Templeton responded about 7:20 a.m. to a report of a disabled vehicle on the outer loop of I-277 near Carson Boulevard. The disabled Chevy Impala was on the left side of the roadway in the breakdown lane, out of the travel lanes."