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One dead, four injured in I-95 crash

A 34-year-old woman from Columbia, S.C., died Sunday night after the car she was riding in was struck from behind on Interstate 95 in Johnston County, according to troopers.

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SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A 34-year-old woman from Columbia, S.C., died Sunday night after the car she was riding in was struck from behind on Interstate 95 in Johnston County, according to troopers.

Latonya Sabrina Boykin was riding in the back of a two-door Ford. Her husband, Fernando Boykin, was driving and his father was sitting in the front passenger seat, troopers said.

A Toyota Avalon driven by Joseph Dorson White, 60, of Greenville, N.C., crashed into the back of the Ford near mile marker 97, troopers said. White and his wife, Leszie White, were taken to Johnston Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.

Latonya Boykin died from her injuries. Her husband and father-in-law were taken to WakeMed Hospital with minor injuries.

No charges were filed. No other information was released.

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