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Updated: 11:49 AM Aug 7, 2008
UPDATE: Mother Killed; Baby Airlifted To Burn Center
Authorities tell WITN News that the car was headed toward Havelock when it apparently crossed the center line and struck a tree. Posted: 2:15 PM Aug 6, 2008Reporter: Bill Wilson |
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A mother is dead and her two-year-old child burned after a fiery crash in Craven County this afternoon.
It happened on Old Cherry Point Road around 1:15 p.m.
Authorities tell WITN News that the car was headed toward Havelock when it apparently crossed the center line and struck a tree. The car caught fire and deputies used fire extinguishers to put out the blaze.
The woman has been identified as 25-year-old Emily Carr. Her two-year-old daughter, Cassidy Carr, is in the Chapel Hill burn center.
Troopers say Carr veered off the road to the right -- then over corrected to the left, hit a fire hydrant and then a tree. They say that's when the car burst into flames.
The woman was trapped in the car for about 30 minutes and was taken to Craven Regional Medical Center where she later died.
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What took so long? 30mins!! In the middle of the day?? No one saw nothing.The flames didn't catch anyones attention.How sad...Jesus help be with them all
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I work with Emily Carr's mother in Grand Rapids, MI. Please know that my thoughts and prayers, as well as many others here in GR, are with your family. We are so sorry for your loss. We're all praying that Cassidy makes a full recovery. You will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you all.
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