Man, child killed in fiery crash in Raleigh
A man and a child died Sunday morning in a fiery crash, according to Raleigh police.
Posted — UpdatedAround 11 a.m., officers with the Raleigh Police Department responded to the 5200 block of Louisburg Road at the Fox Road intersection.
According to officials, two cars were involved and one car caught fire, resulting in the death of the driver and a young passenger inside. The driver has been identified as Francisco Jaquez, 59, and officials did not release the name of the child.
A child and two adults in the second car, identified as Dozie Brandon Obed Ulasi Jr., 21, Brittany Goodson, 22, were transported to WakeMed with non-life-threatening injuries.
The inbound lanes of Louisburg Road were temporarily closed between Fox Road and Sweet Shade Trail near Spring Forest Road.
Neighbors in the area said crashes at the intersection happen fairly regularly.
"I can only imagine the scars my neighbors are going to have to carry from watching someone burn to death," one person said.
"They should have put a traffic light in when people were complaining, not when fatalities happen," another person said.
A public meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, Aug. 7., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., to discuss improvements to the intersection. The meeting will be held at St. Matthews Baptist Church at 5410 Louisburg Rd.
"I would like to see it safe so that we can all enjoy our street," a neighbor said.
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