Four family members killed in North Carolina crash

Published 8:32 am Sunday, July 4, 2021

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Four family members – two of them children – were killed when their vehicle hydroplaned and struck a tractor-trailer, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

News outlets report the crash happened Friday afternoon near Pinebluff in Moore County when the driver of a Honda Accord lost control and crossed a median, colliding with the truck.

Authorities identified the victims as Tesmond Thomas, 28; LaTanya Jones, 26; Levi Thomas, 6; and Judah Thomas, 4. They were family members from Aberdeen, TV station WTVD reported.

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The driver of the tractor-trailer sustained minor injuries, troopers said.

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