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1 killed, 3 hurt in Durham crash

One person was killed and three were injured Wednesday night in an alcohol-related crash involving three vehicles in Durham, police said Thursday.

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DURHAM, N.C. — One person was killed and three were injured Wednesday night in an alcohol-related crash involving three vehicles in Durham, police said Thursday.

The crash happened shortly before 8 p.m. on Fayetteville Road near Cook Road. Police said a vehicle driven by Daryl Brooks, 41, of Durham, hit the back of a vehicle driven by Kelwin Biggs, 53, of Durham. Biggs’ vehicle then collided with an oncoming vehicle driven by Nyasia Clifton, 20, of Durham.

Biggs was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Brooks, Clifton and a passenger in Clifton’s vehicle – 21-year-old Katherine McKoy – were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

Brooks was charged with driving while impaired and driving while license revoked.

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