The driver, Richard Walton Robinson, was in a blue Subaru Crosstrek SUV when he drove around sheriff’s office vehicles and into high water.

The beaches where swimmers should avoid are in New Hanover, Carteret and Brunswick counties after areas were heavily flooded on Monday, officials said.

Newsweek reached out to Brunswick County emergency officials via email for comment Meteorologists at NWS Wilmington said Monday's downpour qualifies as a "1,000-year flood," a rare event. A flooded highway in North Carolina's Brunswick County after a storm ...