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TEEN DRIVER CHARGED IN
FATAL CRASH
CARY, NC – The
driver of a car in which two teens died on Monday has been charged with
two counts of misdemeanor Death by Motor Vehicle.
Katherine Hart, 16, of
103 Dundalk Way
in
Cary
was charged based on her failure to yield right of way and exceeding the
regulations of her graduated driver’s license, which limits her to one
passenger in the vehicle when a parent or guardian is not with her.
Hart’s first appearance is
scheduled for
June 15, 2004
at
2 p.m.
in Wake County District Court. The
Class One misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of a one year driver’s
license revocation, up to 120 days in jail, fines, and court costs.
Restitution to the family can also be ordered by the court.
The accident occurred around
4:30 p.m.
on
April 12, 2004
in the eastbound lane of US 64 in southern
Cary
. Hart was attempting to turn
south onto
Mackenan Drive
when her car was stuck by a tanker truck carrying liquid nitrogen.
Breann Nicole Gentz, 16, of
1217 Bungalow Park Drive
in Apex, NC and Kassel Aaron Smit, 16, of
103 Tasman Court
in
Cary
,
NC
died at the scene. They were
passengers in the 1994 Plymouth Acclaim being driven by Hart.
The driver of the tanker, Dwight Gilmore, 40, of
905 North Weldon Street
in
Gastonia
,
NC
was not injured.
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PRIMARY
CONTACTS:
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Sergeant Joe Clifton,
Cary
Police, (919) 621-2136
Bill Coleman, Town Manager, (919) 469-4002
Susan Moran, Public Information Officer, (919) 460-4951
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