SAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. — A car accident on a Sampson County road killed two people Friday, including a high-school student on her way to a dance.
The tragedy happened late Friday afternoon on Spring Branch Road. The Highway Patrol said 18-year-old Beth Tripp was driving North when she lost control of her vehicle and struck a car in the Southbound lane.
Tripp was thrown from the car and died at the scene.
The driver of the other car, 27-year-old Tracy Holder, also was killed.
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