GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — Just before 6:30 p.m. Monday, the State Highway Patrol was called to a crash on I-40/I-85 near N.C. Highway 61 in Guilford County.
Troopers said 16-year-old Maurice Darnell Williams, of Gibsonville, was driving north in a 2004 Honda when he lost control of the car. Troopers said the car traveled off the road to the right and hit a tree. Williams and three passengers died. Those killed have been identified as Justin Lionel Trevon Porter, 15, of Burlington, Sequoyah Delaney II, 16, of Greensboro, and Javon Johnson, 16, of Greensboro.
Azaiah L. Howard, 15, of Whitsett, was the only person to survive the crash. Howard sustained serious injuries and was taken to Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital.
Troopers said speeding and not wearing a seatbelt are the primary contributing factors in the crash.
