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Date: 
Saturday, June 13, 2015
At about 8:45 a.m., an eastbound van crossed the center median and overturned on the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Benson. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the 15-passenger van lost control after one of its tires blew out. Nine people in the van were transported to WakeMed, five were transported to a Clayton hospital, while one was brought to a hospital in Smithfield. 
Date: 
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Terrence Jackson, 28, and his daughter Tayela, 3, traveling to Jacksonville, North Carolina around 4 a.m. when their vehicle exited the road, entered a ditch, and crashed into a tree. Both were killed on impact. Neither alcohol nor speed are believed to be factors in the crash.
Date: 
Monday, October 13, 2014
Laura Lynne Smith, of Raleigh, was diving 74 in a 45 mph zone south on Creedmoor Road when she lost control of her SUV struck a speed limit sign, rolled over, and hit four trees. Her son, Antony Smith, was pronounced dead at the scene. Smith's blood-alcohol content was allegedly .32, which is four times more than North Carolina's legal limit.