Van crashes into Smithfield house, killing one
A driver died Wednesday after wrecking a car into a house in Smithfield, Johnston County sheriff's officials said.
Posted — UpdatedDanny Travis Holmes, 34, was going south on Packing Plant Road around 4 p.m. when he ran off the right side of the road, troopers said. He pulled the van back on the road but crossed the center line and ran off the left side of the road. The van hit a mailbox, ditch and then a house at 2801 Packing Plant Road.
Holmes, who wasn't wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the van, troopers said. He died at the scene.
A 12-year-old boy was inside the home when the van hit it, but he was uninjured. Troopers said the family cannot live in the house because of the damage from the wreck.
Troopers said they are still investigating what caused Holmes to run off the road. They are waiting on the results of toxicology tests.
The speed limit along Packing Plant Road is 55 mph.
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