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A 16 year old from Clinton was killed early Saturday morning on Highway 70 east of Goldsboro.
Troopers say James Edward Johnson was walking near Lake Wackena Road when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Larry Dale Evans, of Dunn. It happened in the westbound lane of Highway 70.
Johnson received fatal injuries.
No citations were issued.
Authorities say a man is dead after he lost control of his vehicle on a wet road early Saturday morning.
Troopers say 26-year-old Addison James Kaylid was traveling northbound on Aviation Parkway around 4:20 a.m. when he took the ramp to Interstate 540 east and lost control.
Officials say he was traveling at a high rate speed when he drove off the road, struck a tree, and his Ford SUV erupted into flames.
Kaylid died at the scene. Troopers say he was the only person in the vehicle and no other cars were involved.
A man was critically hurt in a wreck on East End Avenue early Friday, and police spent several hours trying to determine whether a second person was involved.
The Acura that was involved had been going east on East End Avenue at high speed when it crossed the center line and went off the north side of the road, crashed into trees, broke apart and burned, police said.
Police said they were called shortly after 3 a.m. to the crash site At East End and Rowena avenues.
Emergency personnel found the driver nearby.
A double fatal accident shut down all southbound lanes of Interstate 95 for several hours early Wednesday morning.
The crash happened around 3 a.m. near exit 95 and U.S. Highway 70 Business in Smithfield, not far from the Carolina Premium Outlets.
Witnesses say a Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck was travelling in the northbound lanes when it crossed the median, turned upside down, and struck a Dodge minivan -- shearing the top off the van.
More than half a dozen motorcycles were involved in a wreck that shut down the eastbound lanes of Highway 64 Saturday afternoon.
The accident blocked Highway 64 between Edgemont Road and Lizard Lick Road for almost two hours.
The Highway Patrol says a group of about 60 motorcycles were heading eastbound when an item fell off a boat being towed. That set off a chain reaction crash.
Troopers say one rider was seriously hurt and rushed to WakeMed.
Authorities in Raleigh are investigating a serious crash that injured a woman early Friday morning.
It happened around 3:30 a.m. on Westgate Road at Lumley Road, near Glenwood Avenue and Interstate 540.
Images from the scene showed a white car that was severely damaged after colliding with a concrete pumping truck not far from the Angus Barn.
It is unclear what caused the accident. A woman driving the car was taken to the hospital after suffering minor injuries.