A 19-year-old U.S. Marine has been charged over a fatal crash that killed two service members and wounded 17 others when a vehicle overturned near Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, officials said. The North Carolina Highway Patrol identified the driver as Louis Barrera of Springfield, Tennessee. He has been charged with one count of exceeding a safe speed and two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety told Fox News. The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. 17 and Highway 210 in Jacksonville around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the state highway patrol said in a statement. Seventeen passengers were ejected from the seven-ton military vehicle after the driver attempted to make a right turn at the intersection, it said. “A second military vehicle being operated behind the initial vehicle was unable to come to a stop and struck one of the …
US Marine, 19, Charged in North Carolina Crash That Killed 2 Servicemen
January 20, 2022
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