Rollover Crash Kills Raleigh Man, Injures Driver

0:00A roll over crash on Interstate 42 in Justin County early Friday took the life of a 40-year-old Raleigh man named Jose Alberto, Francisco Perez. The wreck hit around 2.23 a.m. near the Wake County line when their 2008 Ford Ranger veered off the Westbound Road, over-corrected, and flipped several times, ejecting both guys onto the pavement. First responders rushed them to Wake Medical Center, where Francisco Perez didn't make it, while the 30-year-old driver from Raleigh, Luis Engel, Shadez Gonzales, got serious injuries but pulled through. Troopers pinned it on speed, alcohol, and no seatbelts for either man, turning a bad night into a deadly one with factors we see too often on these. Highways. Gonzales now faces felony death by vehicle, driving while impaired, no license, reckless driving, open container, and seatbelt charges as officials. Justice buckling up and stank sober behind the wheel. Durham News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.

1:00I'm Cori with the story.