18-year-old killed after tractor-trailer struck car in Pender County

BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) – A commercial truck driver has been charged after a crash Friday night that killed an 18-year-old motorist in Pender County.

Waylon James Mitchell, 18, died when a tractor-trailer struck his Honda Civic as it was turning off NC-53 onto Croomsbridge Road, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

The crash happened at 7:44 p.m. on Friday, March 20…

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