TROOPERS: Two dead after car hits pickup on Johnston County road
Published: May. 9, 2022 at 2:33 PM EDT|Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 3:58 PM EDT
KENLY, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says two people were killed in a crash stemming from a high-speed chase of another vehicle on Monday morning.
A statement from the patrol says a trooper saw a Dodge Charger traveling south on U.S. 301 in Wilson County at 112 mph in a 55 mph zone.
The driver didn’t stop for the blue lights and siren and a chase ensued into Johnston County.
The Charger crossed the center line and hit the Ford pickup truck head-on, killing two passengers inside the truck.
The two drivers were hospitalized with what the patrol described as serious injuries.
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