Justice Mcray Boyette, 31, of Winston-Salem, was killed Monday morning after a tow truck he was driving crossed the center line and slammed into a tractor-trailer on U.S. 64 in Alexander County.
The crash happened around 10:03 a.m. on September 21 near Adams Pond Road, east of Taylorsville. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to the scene and began investigating the collision.
According to authorities, Boyette was driving a 2024 Ram tow truck west on U.S. 64 when the truck crossed the center line and entered the path of an oncoming 2023 Freightliner tractor-trailer. The two vehicles then collided head-on.
The crash quickly turned deadly. The Ram became fully engulfed in flames, and Boyette was trapped inside the truck. He suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.
The Freightliner was driven by 56-year-old Crystal Sue Austin of Lenoir. Austin was seriously injured in the crash and was airlifted to CMC Main for treatment.
U.S. 64 was shut down for several hours as troopers worked at the scene and examined the wreck. The closure affected traffic along the highway while crews handled the aftermath of the fiery collision.
The Highway Patrol later confirmed that no charges would be filed in connection with the crash. Investigators did not announce any additional criminal action related to the collision.
For Boyette’s family and friends, the crash ended the life of a 31-year-old Winston-Salem man without warning. The official details tell what happened on the highway, but they cannot capture the personal loss now facing the people who knew him.
Boyette’s death leaves his loved ones to deal with a sudden loss following an ordinary Monday morning that ended in tragedy. His name will now be remembered alongside the crash that took his life on U.S. 64.
Justice Mcray Boyette was 31 years old and from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He died at the scene of the September 21 crash in Alexander County.
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