Daily Record of Dunn
ANGIER, N.C. – Rev. Justin Shane Heath spent his final evening preaching about Lazarus, heaven and the promise of eternal life in an Angier revival service Saturday. The 67-year-old Mount Olive pastor and former Wayne County deputy was killed in a collision on his way home from that service hours later.
The crash happened when an off-duty Durham police officer ran a red traffic light and hit the van Heath was driving at the intersection of Old Stage Road and N.C. Highway 210 shortly after 9:30 p.m., according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Heath was killed and the seven passengers in his van, which included his wife of 47 years, Lynn, were injured…