Tayona Smith, 17, dead and Breana Ervin, 17, injured following hit-and-run collision on Old Milburnie Road in Raleigh, North Carolina
Two teen girls struck by hit-and-run driver while attempting to fix flat tire in Raleigh, troopers say
North Carolina State Highway Patrol said they are now looking for a black Toyota pick-up truck that fled the scene headed southbound on Old Milburnie Road.
17-year-old girl killed in Raleigh hit-and-run; authorities looking for driver
Three people from the car got out, including the two girls, and that's when a pickup truck came by, hit them and kept driving.
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One of the girls suffered moderate, non-life-threatening injuries. The second girl is listed in serious, critical condition, troopers say.
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Smith was one of five teens, all related, walking along the road after their car had a flat tire. Patterson's daughter was on her way to help the group, but the teens were trying to get to a safer, well-lit location to meet with her.
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