The North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) investigated the crash that happened on I-40 westbound near mile marker 287.
According to NCSHP, a Honda being driven by Diego Andres Martinez Duque was traveling at high speed and made an unsafe lane change and collided with a Mercedes-Benz. The impact caused Duque to lose control and hit a guardrail.
Duque then hit an unoccupied Ford pickup truck on the median, reentered the roadway and collided with a Ford Focus before coming to a stop.
The passenger in the Honda, Jesus Alexander Colin of California, was pronounced dead at Duke Hospital in Durham a short time later.
Diego Andres Martinez Duque, is facing multiple charges in the crash, including misdemeanor death, careless and reckless driving, and unsafe lane change.
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NCSHP confirmed both are Marines stationed in Camp Lejeune.
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