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Troopers: Benson woman crashes while fleeing repo man

An attempt to repossess a car ended with a crash in Johnston County early Tuesday. Troopers said a Benson woman drove off when a wrecker arrived at her home to take her car around 1 a.m.

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FOUR OAKS, N.C. — An attempt to repossess a car ended with a crash in Johnston County early Tuesday.

Troopers said Angela Blackmon, 20, of Benson, drove off when a wrecker arrived at her home to take her car around 1 a.m.

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The driver of the wrecker chased her and the two vehicles crashed on Black Creek Road in Four Oaks, authorities said.

WakeMed treated Blackmon for minor injuries and released her, hospital officials said. The driver of the wrecker was not injured.

Charges were pending.

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