Buncombe County -- October 19, 2026: A Buncombe County sheriff’s deputy and occupants of another vehicle were taken to the hospital for evaluation Sunday evening after a crash on Interstate 26 West near Airport Road, according to local reports citing the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy Jason Scott was working a secondary assignment for a construction company shortly after 8 p.m. Oct. 18. He was participating in a rolling roadblock to protect construction workers when another vehicle struck his patrol vehicle from behind, the sheriff’s office said.
The other vehicle was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed, according to the sheriff’s office. Scott and the occupants of the other vehicle were taken to Mission Hospital for evaluation.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. The reports reviewed did not identify the other vehicle’s occupants or specify how many were transported