Allan Guerrero, 39, made a first court appearance and was ordered held on a $2 million bond.
Police cited the driver for driving while impaired and for consuming alcohol while under the age of 21.
Justin Timberlake is suing to block the release of police body camera footage from his drunken driving arrest in New York's Hamptons in 2024.
"I think really what the public needs to know about is how people are legally driving after they've been convicted (of DWI)."
State troopers said Antwane Downey was driving south on US 15 when he crossed the center line and traveled off the roadway, hitting a ditch and a tree.
The driver, Grayson Dixon, 28, of Durham, was arrested at the scene and charged with driving while impaired.