Richard Williams Car Accident: One dead, one charged with DWI in Wake County head-on crash.
On Saturday morning, a crash in Wake County killed one person, near Holly Springs, at the corner of Piney Grove Wilbon Road and Rouse Road.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol said that the driver of a black SUV crossed the center line and hit a car going in the opposite direction. Richard Williams, 65, was a passenger in the car that was hit by the SUV. He died at the scene.
Elthon Mendoza-Cervante, who was 29 years old and driving a black SUV, was taken into custody.
Mendoza-Cervante is in jail on a $50,000 bond. He has been charged with felony death by vehicle and driving while drunk. On Monday, February 27, he will first go to court.