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Motorcyclist Michael Shane Thatcher, 27, killed, and two people injured in multi-vehicle crash on N.C. Highway 42 and Johnny Baker Road in Wake County, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Sat, 09/19/2015 - 2:42pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, September 17, 2015

Teenager charged in fatal Wake County crash :: WRAL.com

According to the highway patrol, a vehicle driven by Makayla Horton, 16, rear-ended a second vehicle when Horton failed to reduce speed. Horton has been charged with failure to reduce speed and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle. The vehicle that was rear-ended then pushed into the opposite lane, colliding with the motorcycle and another vehicle. The motorcyclist was identified Friday as Michael Shane Thatcher, 27, of 523 Hilliard Road in Fuquay Varina. The crash included four passenger vehicles and a motorcycle, according to officials.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
People Involved: 
Michael Shane Thatcher
Makayla Horton
Roadway: 
N.C. Highway 42 and Johnny Baker Road
County: 
Wake County, NC
Area: 
Raleigh-Durham, NC

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