Wayne County, NC - Obituary of Christopher Eric Scott, 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Goldsboro News-Argus December 9, 2002 Man, 20, is killed when car crashes into rear of truck A 20-year-old man was killed Sunday when his small car ran into the rear of a truck on Parkstown Road about four miles east of Goldsboro, the Highway Patrol said. The victim was identified as Christopher Eric Scott of 4695 Hull Road, LaGrange. He was taken by a Goldsboro Rescue Squad ambulance to Wayne Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other motorist, Robert Johnson Jr., 39, of Parkstown Road, LaGrange, had made a left turn from Race Track Road and had traveled 133 feet on Parkstown Road, Trooper Kenneth Gardner said. Johnson's westbound 1971 GMC truck was struck in the rear by Scott's 1988 Honda car, Gardner said. Both vehicles stopped in the road. No charges were filed. Johnson was traveling about 30 mph, and Scott's speed was estimated at 70 mph from evidence at the scene, the trooper said. The speed limit on the two-lane road is 55. The fatality was the 27th on Wayne County roads and streets this year. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Wendi O'Neal Scott ___________________________________________________________________