Robeson County attorney killed in Cumberland County crash

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Monday, June 4, 2018
Robeson County attorney killed in Cumberland County crash
Two people were killed in a wreck in Cumberland County Sunday afternoon.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two people were killed in a wreck in Cumberland County Sunday afternoon.

Authorities said two trucks collided head-on on Cumberland Road near Spell Drive.

Troopers said 66-year-old Donald Rightnour crossed the center lane and into the path of another truck driven by 34-year-old Patrick Pait, killing both men.

Pait was an attorney for Robeson County.

Officials are still trying to determine why Rightnour crossed lanes.