Summer arrives, and people of all ages want to visit vacation destinations in North Carolina. In particular, teenagers may intend to explore the beaches and other fun locations, especially after recently receiving their driver’s licenses. While summer in the state...
Fatal Accidents
Paula Grant Woolard, Mother of 3, Dies on Icy Road in Kinston
Paula Grant Woolard, 32, died in Kinston on the morning of January 11, 2011 when her Toyota Tacoma pickup truck hit black ice on Paul’s Path Road, left the road to the right, and struck a tree. Paula was driving her daughter to a doctor’s appointment at the time of...
Jace Cole Falls Victim of Tragic Wreck in Winter Weather
On Sunday, December 26, 2010 the NC Highway Patrol released a statewide weather advisory to caution and alert drivers about the treacherous conditions—including black ice—on North Carolina’s roads. Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeff Gordon said, “During the day the roads are...
Pedestrian Alex Nunez Cabrera Dies after Accident
A young man, Alex Nunez Cabrera, 21, of Thomasville, NC died on December 8, 2010 after being hit by a SUV on West Main Street near Watson Circle in Thomasville. Alex Cabrera was a pedestrian at the time when the accident occurred. He was struck by driver Paul Edward...
Jorge Chavarria Dies after Hit by High School Teacher’s Car
Jorge Chavarria, 18, passed away this morning, December 9, 2010, at WakeMed’s Raleigh campus. Jorge was walking across North Broad Street in Fuquay-Varina, NC on the way to Fuquay-Varina High School just after 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning, December 8, 2010. The...
Wilmington, NC Grandmother Dies Trying to Save Child’s Life
A grandmother in Wilmington was rushing her 1-year-old grandchild to a local hospital when she ran a red light and struck another car. The accident resulted in the grandmother’s death on December 6, 2010. Her grandchild, who was bleeding heavily after being bit in the...
Ellen Goins Terry Dies on Price Road Near Eden, NC
Trooper A.B. Carter said Saturday’s snowfall in central North Carolina contributed to the wreck that killed 73-year-old Ellen Goins Terry on December 4, 2010. Around 3:30 p.m., David Howard Morton IV, 18, of Ridgeway, Virginia lost control of his pickup truck and...
Joseph Park Beeson, Kimberly Dawn Stanford Killed in Inclement Weather
On central North Carolina roads, even just a couple inches of snow can lead to untimely death. Tragically, two people were killed on Saturday, December 4, 2010 during the first snowfall of the 2010-2011 winter weather season in central North Carolina. Joseph Parker...
Pedestrian Jay Whitt Falls, Dies on Eastchester Drive
Jay Ryan Whitt, 44, of High Point, North Carolina was walking on the sidewalk of Eastchester Drive when he apparently stumbled and fell into the street. Tragically, a pickup truck was driving along the outer eastbound lane of the road at the same moment. The driver,...
Kernersville Native, ECU Student, Briana Gather, Killed
A native of Kernersville, North Carolina, 20-year-old Briana Latrice Gather, had her life cut short this weekend. Briana’s death resulted several hours after a single-car crash she was in near Greenville, where she was a student at East Carolina University. She was a...