RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — Three people are in the hospital after a crash on NC-42 in Randolph County Friday.
Troopers said Karissa Dawn Walraven, 31, of Ramseur was driving south on NC-42 in a 2011 GMC Acadia SUV when she traveled left of center and swiped Theodore Franklin Cheek's, 64, 2008 GMC Sierra truck, and then crashed head-on into Chavez Cruz Valentin, 41, of Greensboro 2004 Ford Econoline van around 9:00 a.m.
Valentin suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a hospital
Walraven was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Cheek, from Seagrove, was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Charges are pending for Walraven.
Investigators do not know what caused to Walraven to drive left of center.
NC-42 was closed around Hayfield Drive for nearly two hours and reopened shortly before 11 a.m.
The investigation is ongoing.
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