Wilmington, NC (September 25, 2026) - Serious injuries were reported after a crash on US-74 near USS North Carolina Road in Wilmington, according to a North Carolina State Highway Patrol citation and court records. The crash occurred at about 10:51 p.m. Friday on Thomas Rhodes Bridge.

Troopers identified Bryan Andrew Urena, 23, of Wilmington, as the driver of a 2007 Dodge pickup towing a boat trailer. Urena was arrested following the crash.

The charging trooper documented serious injuries at the scene and described an injury as potentially fatal. No death was confirmed. The citation also indicated that additional charges were pending through the magistrate’s office at the time it was issued.

A release order issued Sunday listed charges of felony serious injury by vehicle, driving while impaired, reckless driving with wanton disregard, and driving left of the center line. These are allegations, not findings of guilt.

Court records showed that Urena was booked into the New Hanover County Jail under a $25,000 secured bond and subsequently posted that bond. At his first court appearance, he waived his right to court-appointed counsel. The records listed October 15 as his next scheduled court appearance.

The Reported Bond Is Not an Injury Estimate

The $25,000 figure reported after this Wilmington crash is a secured bond, not an assessment of injury compensation. Injury compensation involves a separate review of losses, responsibility and applicable coverage. The useful starting point is what the injury has actually cost and how it has affected the person.

Accident-related medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering may be part of a bodily injury claim, subject to responsibility and applicable coverage. These describe different effects: a medical bill records a charge for care, while missed earnings concern work, and pain and suffering concerns harm that adding bills alone cannot capture. There is no statutory formula for pain-and-suffering amounts. A car accident injury lawyer can help address which of those losses may be relevant to your situation, rather than beginning with the dollar amount in the criminal-case coverage.

Discuss the Expenses That Concern You

After a serious car accident, questions about paying for care can feel more pressing than the next court appearance. If you are seeking help, begin with the expense or recovery concern you need answered.

You are welcome to call 1-704-714-1450 to discuss whether an injury claim may be available and which losses it could address. The conversation can focus on your actual concerns about treatment costs, missed work or the effects of an injury, without requiring you to arrive with a dollar estimate.