Augusta Technical College student killed in car accident

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Augusta Technical College student killed in car accident

Story Published: Jul 25, 2008 at 9:34 AM EST

Story Updated: Jul 25, 2008 at 10:26 AM EST

HAMLET, N.C. (AP) - Three people have died in a wreck near
Rockingham as they were returning to Surry County from Myrtle
Beach, S.C.

North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper M.R. Leach says the sport
utility vehicle they were in flipped over on the U.S. 74 bypass
Tuesday afternoon.

The driver, 21-year-old Justin Andrew Tate of Mount Airy,
21-year-old Crystal Nicole Newsome of Mount Airy and 22-year-old
Brittany Nicole Hiatt of Evans, Georgia, died in the wreck. Hiatt
was originally from Mount Airy. She attended Augusta Technical College.

The Winston-Salem Journal says witnesses told troopers the SUV
was traveling considerably faster than the 70 mph speed limit on
the highway.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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