Folks, News reports that a collision between a motorcycle and a truck on (corrected to read Juniper Church Rd) with the biker not surviving. Praying that its not one of our 4042 biker family, and that the family of the biker finds some Peace.
juniper church rd Thanksgiving Day Crash Claims One Life Thanksgiving Day turned deadly on a rural Johnston County roadway Thursday afternoon. The operator of a motorcycle lost his life in a head-on collision with a pickup truck, on Strickland’s Crossroads Road at Juniper Church Road, south of Four Oaks. The name of the deceased driver was not immediately released by the NC Highway Patrol, pending notification of his next of kin. The driver of the pickup, troopers said, was not hurt. A section of Strickland’s Crossroads Road was closed for more than an hour until the accident was cleared. Four Oaks EMS, Blackmon’s Crossroads Fire Department, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, and NC Highway Patrol responded to the fatal crash. WTSB Photo
From News and Observer Ricky Norris, 55, died Thursday about 3 p.m. after his motorcycle collided head-on with a pickup truck east of Benson in Johnston County. Trooper D.L. Braswell of the state Highway Patrol said Norris crossed the center line after navigating a curve on Stricklands Crossroads Road at the intersection of Juniper Road. He died at the scene. The truck's driver was not injured.
