Michael Brett Tidwell, 27, and Jamie Nicole Easingwood, 22, killed, and one man injured in single-vehicle crash into tree off of McCormick Bridge Road in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Modified Date:

Sat, 01/16/2016 - 12:36pm

Accident Date:

Friday, January 15, 2016

2 dead, 1 injured in Fayetteville wreck :: WRAL.com

The wreck happened on McCormick Bridge Road. Two people died and another was injured late Friday night in a single-vehicle wreck in Fayetteville, officials said. Troopers said the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree. Troopers said speed was the main factor in the accident that killed the driver, a 27-year-old male, and a 21-year-old female passenger. A third 21-year-old man was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

2 dead, third injured in Fayetteville crash

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol tells local media outlets the accident happened shortly before midnight Friday when the driver lost control of his vehicle and it smashed into a tree. Authorities say the driver, 27-year-old Michael Brett Tidwell of Spring Lake, was killed as was 22-year-old Jamie Nicole Easingwood, also of Spring Lake. A second passenger was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.

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Type: Car Accident

Topics:

Road Departure

People Involved:

Michael Brett Tidwell

Jamie Nicole Easingwood

Roadway:

McCormick Bridge Road

City:

Fayetteville, NC

County:

Cumberland County, NC

Area:

Raleigh-Durham, NC