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A couple is dead after a woman ran a stop sign at the intersection of Wallace Family Road and Tilghman Mill Road Tuesday night.
According to the Lenoir County Highway Patrol, 42-year-old Kimberly Barrett of Kinston has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to stop at a stop sign in the death of Antonio Rhem, 37, and Regina Shackleford, 39, of Kinston.
Barrett was traveling west on Tilghman Mill Road in her Chevrolet SUV, while Rhem was traveling south on Wallace Family Road in his Buick passenger car. Barrett failed to stop at the intersection, striking Rhem’s vehicle. Barett’s vehicle came to rest in the roadway, according to highway patrol, and Rhem’s vehicle overturned and rested in a yard. The accident happened shortly after 7 p.m.
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By - Associated Press - Friday, April 23, 2021
KINSTON, N.C. (AP) - Charges have been filed against a woman after investigators said she ran a stop sign and hit another car, killing the couple inside, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said.
Kimberly Barrett, 42, is charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to stop at a stop sign in connection with the accident in Lenoir County on Tuesday, news outlets report.
According to the patrol, Antonio Rhem, 37, and Regina Rhem, 39, were heading south on Wallace Family Road northeast of Kinston, while Barrett was heading westbound on Tilghman Mill Road around 7 p.m. The couple’s vehicle landed on its top in a nearby yard after the collision, investigators said.
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