Traffic Fatality - All American Freeway
Published on February 23, 2026
Roberto E. Bryan Jr.
Chief of Police
Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Shawn Strepay, Police Major – Chief of Staff
Date: February 23, 2026 Phone: (910) 433-1514 OCA: 2026-003818
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Traffic Fatality
(Fayetteville, NC) – On Monday, February 23, 2026, at approximately 10:44 p.m., officers with the Fayetteville Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on the All American Freeway, between Cliffdale Road and Morganton Road, towards Fort Bragg.
Upon arrival, responding personnel located two vehicles with extensive front end damage. One individual was pronounced deceased at the scene. The identity of the deceased is currently being withheld pending the notification of the next of kin.
The specific circumstances and preliminary causes surrounding the crash remain under active investigation by the Fayetteville Police Department’s Traffic Unit.
The All American Freeway towards Fort Bragg, between Cliffdale Road and Morganton Road, is currently closed to traffic and is expected to be closed until Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 3:00 am.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective J. Deal at 910-584-3692.
Anonymous tips can be submitted to Fayetteville / Cumberland County Crime Stoppers by calling (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically, by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet, or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and available for Android devices in Google Play.
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