17-year-old driver died, Kiersten Oxendine, 18, in critical condition following a single-vehicle crash with ejection on Interstate 95 near Lumberton, North Carolina
Teen driver killed on I-95, passenger in critical condition after early morning crash
Police are investigating the cause of the accident, which occurred at approximately 3:10 a.m. when the 2009 Honda veered off the road between mile markers 13 and 14. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and later died from his injuries.
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