DJ Jent, 16, fatally struck by speeding vehicle on Zebulon Road in Zebulon, North Carolina
Family: Teen killed in crash at Zebulon gas station was kind, hardworking
Troopers said the driver of a white SUV hit a pedestrian before swerving and hitting a gray SUV parked at the gas station. Then, both SUVs were pushed more than 50 yards into a pickup truck and a taco truck.
Crashes, property damage and death: Family wants speed limit lowered on N.C. 96
Bobby Jent said he’d like to see the speed limit lowered from the current limit of 55 mph to 35 mph.
“We got to do something about this because now we’ve lost something we can’t ever get back,” Bobby Jent said of his younger brother.
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