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Troopers say man loses control of vehicle, dies in crash in Johnston County

Troopers with the NC State Highway Patrol said a man was killed in a vehicle crash that happened Saturday.

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Jason O. Boyd
, WRAL.com editor
MIDDLESEX, N.C. — Troopers with the NC State Highway Patrol said a man was killed in a vehicle crash that happened Saturday.

Troopers said Joseph Martin, 20, was killed when he lost control of his vehicle on Raper Road near Kenly just before 7 p.m. Troopers said he wasn't wearing a seat belt when he lost control, hit a driveway culvert then a tree before ending up in a ditch.

Officials were still on the scene Saturday night investigating and cleaning up.

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