Man, woman were not wearing seatbelts, died on impact when car hit pole in Durham

The Durham Police Department identified two people killed Tuesday in a crash in Durham.

Around 1:30 a.m., officers with the Durham Police Department responded to a deadly crash involving only one car, a 2017 Chevy Camaro, at the intersection of East Cornwallis Road and Beechwood Drive.

According to police, Carlos Corona Cortes, 27, and Yessika Carapia-Madrigal, 21, both of Durham, died at the crash scene.

Police said Cortes, the driver, lost control of his car on Cornwallis Road when taking a curve and overcorrected, spinning, crossing oncoming lanes and running off the road.

According to police, the car split a telephone pole in half and hit a large tree.

Cortes and Carapia-Madrigal, his passenger, died on impact. Neither were wearing seatbelts, police said.

Police said speed and alcohol were likely involved.

The crash remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked contact Investigator G.L. Munter with the Durham Police Department Traffic and Crash Team at 919-560-4935, ext. 29448.