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COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A 21-year-old man was ejected from a vehicle and died Thursday morning.
Nicholas Wilkinson, 19, was driving at excessive speeds on Shade Fisher Road outside of Whiteville and crashed into a tree around 4 a.m., according to Columbus County Highway Patrol Troopers. Wilkinson’s injuries are described as “serious.”
His passenger Ryan Hommel was ejected during the accident and died.
Neither of the young men were wearing seat belts, according to investigators.
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