Two women killed in crash
By Ethan Smith
Published in News on December 16, 2014 1:46 PM
A head-on collision on U.S. 70 West left two people dead and at least one injured Monday afternoon, N.C. State Highway Patrol Sgt. J.K. Whitley said.
Goldsboro resident Donna Sprinkle Morris, 60, of 101 Mint Drive, continued driving after her car struck several vehicles near the highway's intersection with Claridge Nursery Road. Her car then jumped the median and slammed into a husband and wife's car head-on, killing Ms. Morris.
Ms. Morris' vehicle came to rest on the opposite side of the road.
The other car, occupied by Goldsboro residents Krista Rose Foil, 33, and Edwin Allen Foil, of 2002 Margaret Drive, landed in the median.
Mrs. Foil died as a result of the collision.
Foil, who was driving, was treated and released at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Whitley said the Highway Patrol is not yet certain what caused Ms. Morris to wreck, and it has been unable to determine what caused her to keep driving after the initial impact.
The wreck brought traffic to a halt for nearly two miles in the westbound lane on Highway 70 and significantly slowed down traffic in the eastbound lane, with highway patrolmen allowing cars to go around the wreckage at intervals.
Westbound traffic was rerouted down Claridge Nursery Road.
Since Thanksgiving, seven people have died in fatal crashes in the Wayne County area.
Three fatalities have been recorded in Wayne County, with another two in Wilson County and two more in Duplin County.