Police said a tow truck making a U-turn entered the path of a sedan and two motorcycles early Friday.
RALEIGH, N.C. — One motorcyclist was killed and three other people were seriously injured early Friday when a tow truck collided with two motorcycles and a sedan on Capital Boulevard, Raleigh police said.
Officers responded about 2:35 a.m. to the crash near Capital Boulevard and Trawick Road. A preliminary investigation found that the tow truck driver was attempting to make a U-turn at a red light when the truck moved into the path of oncoming traffic, according to the Raleigh Police Department.
A sedan and two motorcycles then struck the tow truck, police said. Chandler Hodge, who was riding one of the motorcycles, died in the crash, according to warrants filed by Raleigh police. Authorities did not immediately release additional information about Hodge.
The second motorcyclist was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Police said that rider was expected to survive.
Two people traveling in the sedan were also hospitalized. The passenger suffered life-threatening injuries, while the driver had serious injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said. Their names and updated medical conditions had not been released Friday.
The collision involved four vehicles and left emergency crews working along a major northeast Raleigh roadway during the early morning. Multiple lanes were closed while investigators examined the scene, documented the positions of the vehicles and cleared debris from the road.
Police took the tow truck driver, identified in warrants as 39-year-old Allan Christopher Guerrero of Wake Forest, into custody. The warrants accuse Guerrero of being impaired when the crash occurred. The allegations have not been proven in court.
Guerrero faces aggravated felony death by vehicle, three counts of felony serious injury by vehicle, driving while impaired and several traffic-related charges. He is also charged with resisting a public officer and being intoxicated and disruptive based on his alleged conduct after the collision.
Warrants allege Guerrero refused to follow an officer’s directions at the crash scene and later caused a disturbance at a nearby McDonald’s. Police also accused him of driving without a valid license because of an impairment-related revocation.
Court records show Guerrero received a $350,000 secured bond on the felony crash charges and a separate $150,000 secured bond on misdemeanor impairment charges, bringing his total secured bond to $500,000.
The crash remained under investigation Friday. Police had not announced whether additional charges were possible or released further information about the surviving victims.
Author note: Last updated July 17, 2026.