NEW INFO: Craven County Teen Injured In Sunday Morning Crash

Updated: Tue 3:36 PM, Apr 15, 2014

Stay Connected Anywhere

The Highway Patrol has identified a teenager who was critically injured in a crash this weekend.

Katlyn Smith of Cove City is now in fair condition at Vidant Medical Center after Sunday's accident.

Troopers say the 16-year-old was driving a vehicle that was headed west on Highway 55 around 8:30 a.m. and ran off the right side of the highway. It struck a concrete driveway culvert, returned to the highway and then hit a tree. The car landed on its top.

The Highway Patrol says charges are pending in the accident.

Previous Story

The driver of a car was critically injured in a crash Sunday morning near Cove City in Craven County.

Troopers say the vehicle was headed west on Highway 55 around 8:30 a.m. and ran off the right side of the highway. It struck a concrete driveway culvert, returned to the highway and then hit a tree. The car landed on its top.

The driver, who hasn't been identified yet, was taken to Vidant Medical Center with critical injuries.

Employees To Start Training In New Jacksonville Public Safety Center

Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station.