Carlos Corona Cortes, 27, and Yessika Carapia-Madrigal, 21, killed in crash at East Cornwallis Road and Beechwood Drive in Durham, North Carolina
Man, woman were not wearing seatbelts, died on impact when car hit pole in Durham
Police said Cortes, the driver, lost control of his car on Cornwallis Road when taking a curve and overcorrected, spinning, crossing oncoming lanes and running off the road.
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