FAYETTEVILLE, NC : 1 dead, 1 in critical condition in Fayetteville crash on Saturday, 17th June 2023
Fayetteville, North Carolina
One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a head-on crash early Saturday morning, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.
At about 6:08 a.m., officers said they were called to the 3700 block of Rosehill Road in reference to a crash.
When they arrived, they said two vehicles had been involved in a head-on crash.
After hearing reports from multiple witnesses, investigators said 42-year-old Xandrina Smith, of Fayetteville, was driving a grey 2013 Nissan Murano north on Rosehill Road when she lost control and collided head-on with a black 2011 Kia Sorento traveling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Kia Sorento, 59-year-old Eric Manning, of Fayetteville, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the police department.
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