Family mourns Wilmington teen as hit-and-run driver pleads guilty, faces only weeks in jail

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — On Monday, a man pleaded guilty in court following a hit-and-run that killed a Wilmington teen last June.

It was determined that, because of how the North Carolina law is set up, he will only serve up to four weeks total in jail, a sentence the family says doesn’t come close to bringing justice.

Sobs filled a New Hanover County courtroom on Monday as a mother grieved the loss of her son, and a community mourned the loss of a teenage boy…

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