KENLY – New details have emerged in a fatal crash that occurred around midnight Saturday near Kenly, claiming the life of a passenger and sending the driver to the hospital.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the collision happened on Weaver Road, just off U.S. Highway 301 after a vehicle ran off the road and collided with a tree.
The driver, identified as Vicencio Pineda, 22, of Apex, NC, left the scene on foot following the crash. The Highway Patrol, Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, and Kenly Police Department conducted a search for the driver. Pineda was located approximately a half mile from the scene. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The passenger, Jesus Marico-Delgado, 27, from Bear Creek, NC, was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been pinned inside the wreckage when first responders arrived…