Sammy Joe Long, 41, killed, and Saige Caroline Leftwich, 22, injured in motorcyle crash on U.S. Route 421 in Kernersville, North Carolina
Pilot Mountain man killed in motorcycle crash
Sammy Joe Long, 41, of Pilot Mountain lost control of the motorcycle on a curve on U.S. Route 421 north near mile marker 16 and crashed into a guardrail in the median around 5 p.m., according to the Kernersville Police Department.
Long and Saige Caroline Leftwich, 22, of King were thrown from the motorcycle.
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