A 13-year-old was killed, and a pickup driver injured after a two-vehicle collision Saturday in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 540 at the Neuse River Bridge.
The deadly crash happened along Tabor Church Road, not far from Tabor Methodist Church.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood died after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot, police said.
A pilot and co-pilot from the United States have died in a fiery plane crash as they attempted an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic, authorities said.
State troopers said an 18-wheeler rear-ended an SUV waiting at a red light, starting the deadly chain of events.
Authorities are urging parents and caregivers to take a closer look at car seat safety.