Man killed, woman critical in ‘high-speed’ crash in North Carolina

WILSON’S MILLS, N.C. (WNCN) — A Smithfield man died, and a woman was critically injured in a fiery one-car crash in Johnston County early Sunday, Wilson’s Mills fire officials said.

The crash was reported just after 1:45 a.m. Sunday, with at least two 911 calls about the crash on Powhatan Road at Pocahontas Trail, according to a Wilson’s Mills Fire Department news release.

When crews arrived, they found a car that was burning following a “high speed” crash into a tree about two miles northwest of Wilson’s Mills, officials said. The wrecked car, a 2016 Dodge Charger Hellcat, was “traveling well in excess of 100 mph” at the time of the crash, the North Carolina State Highway said.

A woman who had been in the car initially told arriving crews that there were five people in the car.

However, fire crews searched in the area and found that there were only two victims in the crash.

A man who was driving was found dead in the car, the news release said. He was identified as Alexis Quintanilla, 28, of Smithfield, Trooper Joseph Deal told CBS 17 Sunday night.

A woman passenger suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken by Johnston County EMS to WakeMed, the release said. The injured woman also had burns over 20 percent of her body and was later transferred to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, fire officials said.

Crews were able to quickly extinguish the car fire, but worked for about half an hour to remove the driver’s body from the car.

The crash happened as the Dodge was heading southeast on Powhatan Road toward Wilson’s Mills, Deal said.

Powhatan Road was closed between Wilson Farm Lane and Colonial Drive for several hours after the crash. Crews from Clayton Rescue 1 assisted in the incident, fire officials said.

The highway patrol said a contributing factor in the crash was high speed.

Related Posts

The Shocking Supermarket Scam That Has Families Everywhere Outraged!

You may believe you are purchasing premium-quality meat for your family’s dinner table, but what if the product inside the package is not exactly what it claims…

The Viral Window Message That Tore The Internet Apart And Exposed The Ugly Truth About Success

A single anonymous message scribbled across the dusty rear window of an SUV has triggered a nationwide online battle, pushing millions of people to confront some of…

My Mother Destroyed My Proposal Then My Father Revealed The Dark Secret She Spent Thirty Years Hiding

The tension in my mother’s dining room was almost unbearable as I waited for one of the most important moments of my life. The man I loved…

Rapper Who Sued Lyft Over Denied Ride Due to Size, Try a Fresh Strategy

More than a year after becoming the center of a nationally discussed rideshare controversy, Detroit rapper and entrepreneur Dank DeMoss is once again attracting widespread attention online….

R.I.P Young woman dies at the hands of her…See more…

The entertainment world is mourning Jennifer Robyn Bernard, best known for playing Terry Brock on the daytime soap opera General Hospital. Her passing has deeply saddened fans,…

Deceased Country Music Artist And Storyteller Found

The news hit like a punch to the gut. Texas didn’t just lose a man; it lost an entire era wrapped in one outrageous, unfiltered soul. Richard…

Leave a Reply