On January 31, 2026, a major traffic incident occurred on Interstate 85 northbound in Cabarrus County, North Carolina near Kannapolis, amid a significant snowstorm that brought heavy snow and icy conditions to the Charlotte area. What started as a relatively minor crash around 4:30 p.m. involving a tractor-trailer semi-truck that jackknifed and a car near mile marker 62 (close to Exit 63/Lane Street and near the Dale Earnhardt Boulevard area) quickly escalated due to the hazardous weather. With