MEC&F Expert Engineers : Second high school student dies in Dunn collision with two trees in North Carolina

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Second high school student dies in Dunn collision with two trees in North Carolina











Kirby Preston Wood and Kzon Derajae Crenshaw (Photo courtesy of Harnett County Schools) (Photo courtesy of Harnett County Schools)





Wednesday, June 08, 2016 02:38PM

DUNN (WTVD) -- Authorities in Harnett County are investigating a Tuesday night accident that killed two high school students.

It happened along SR-1725 in Dunn. Officials said a vehicle driven by 16-year-old Kirby Preston Wood of Dunn was going east when it passed another vehicle before reaching a curve in the road.

As Wood's car went around the curve, he ran off the right side of the roadway and lost control as he came back onto SR-1725.

Authorities said he then ran off the left side of the road before hitting a ditch and two trees, which caused the vehicle to split into two pieces.


Wood was ejected from the vehicle and died from a head injury, according to officials.

A passenger in the car with Wood, 18-year-old Kzon Derajae Crenshaw of Erwin, was airlifted to WakeMed Hospital where he later died. Authorities said Crenshaw was wearing a seatbelt.



ABC11 has learned Wood was a junior at Triton High School, and Crenshaw was a senior.


Further details surrounding the incident have not been released.