BENSON, N.C. – A Johnston County man was killed Friday afternoon following a crash near Benson, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers responded around 4:13 p.m. to the collision on eastbound Interstate 40 near the 328 mile marker.
Investigators said a Ford Ranger driven by a 17-year-old male juvenile was traveling eastbound in the center lane when the driver attempted to merge into the right lane and struck a Ford SUV traveling in the right lane beside it.
The SUV was driven by Citlali Ahumada Pavon, 25, of Benson…