Driver tries to pass car before deadly head-on crash that injured children, NC cops say
Two people died and multiple children were injured after a head-on crash in North Carolina, officials said.
A Dodge Challenger was traveling through Harnett County when state troopers said the driver tried to go around a car in a no-passing zone. That’s when the Dodge hit a Pontiac that had been going in the opposite direction on Thursday, Aug. 11, according to N.C. State Highway Patrol.
The Pontiac driver and passenger — both adults — died at the scene. Two children riding in the back seat were injured and taken to a hospital in Fayetteville, Trooper James Collinsworth told McClatchy News in a phone interview.
The Dodge driver was also hurt in the crash and taken to WakeMed in Raleigh, officials said.
Troopers responded at about 12:30 p.m. to State Route 1205, also called Olivia Road. The crash was reported on a stretch of road that is near the border with Lee County and about 50 miles southwest of Raleigh.
The two cars were left with serious front-end damage, according to video from ABC11, The News & Observer’s media partner.
As of Aug. 15, the Dodge driver had been charged in the fatal wreck. The driver is a juvenile, and highway patrol shared few details.
State troopers didn’t immediately share additional information with McClatchy News on Aug. 15.
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