Authorities identified 27-year-old Porcha Burts, of Lemon Grove, California as the woman who lost her life following a wreck Friday night that also caused injuries to her three children.
As per the initial information, the multi-vehicle accident took place just before 9 p.m. Friday night near mile marker 61 in Haywood County. The investigation reports showed that Porcha Burts was driving her Dodge Caliber westbound along I-40 when her vehicle hit a Chevrolet Silverado before crossing through the median to the eastbound lanes where it collided with the left side of a tractor trailer.
After hitting the trailer, the vehicle reportedly re-entered the median rolling multiple times before coming to a stop. Burts was declared dead at the scene. Burts had 3 juveniles in the vehicle at the time of the collision. The children were taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital with unspecified injuries. No other details are available.
An investigation is continuing.
April 26, 2022
Source: Action News 5