Fatal Crash: No Seatbelts, Alcohol, Speed

0:00Early Friday morning around 2.23 a.m., a pickup truck crashed hard on the U.S. 70 bypass near the Wake and Johnson County line in North Carolina, killing one man after he got thrown from the vehicle. Troopers say the truck was heading west when it veered off the road, flipped multiple times, and landed upright right in the middle of traffic, with both guys inside lying on the pavement when help arrived. The driver, 30-year-old Luis Añelchaides Gonzales, and 40-year-old passenger Jose Alberto Francisco Perez ended up at the hospital, but Francisco Perez didn't make it, neither wore a seat belt during the wreck. Alcohol and speeding look like the main culprits here, turning a late-night drive into disaster and it's a stark reminder of how quick things go. Wrong with repercussions. Gonzales now faces heavy charges like felony deaths by vehicle, driving while impaired, no license, reckless operation, open container and seat belt, violation as officials push hard against impaired roads.

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