FOUR OAKS – A teenage driver was killed in a violent crash on Hockaday Road near Interstate 95 near Four Oaks. According to the State Highway Patrol, around 11:45pm Friday, a trooper attempted to stop a white Chrysler 300 sedan for a speeding violation on I-40 East near mile marker 317 in Johnston County.
The driver refused to stop for the trooper’s emergency lights and siren and continued to travel east on I-40 at a high rate of speed, the Highway Patrol said in a news release. The trooper pursued the vehicle as it exited onto US 301 North and lost sight of the vehicle as the car turned onto Baker Street in the Four Oaks city limits.
The trooper discontinued the pursuit at this point, and responding law enforcement officers circulated the area in search of the vehicle.
After several minutes, a trooper located a single car crash involving the Chrysler. The car had crossed the center line in a curve, ran off the roadway to the left and collided with a tree, splitting the vehicle into at least three pieces.
The driver, identified as Cohen Josef Quigley, 16, of Clayton died at the scene. A juvenile passenger was transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
The driver was not restrained at the time of the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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