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A drunk driving car accident in Raleigh left one teen dead, another teen facing multiple criminal charges, and charges against the man who provided the alcohol that caused the wreck.

The accident occurred when 16 year old Garrett Prince rounded a curve in a residential neighborhood at a speed of 75mph and lost control of the vehicle, crashing into a tree. His 17 year old passenger, Elizabeth Molloy, died as the result of this crash. Neither Prince nor Garrett were wearing seatbelts.

Our North Carolina drunk driving car accident lawyers have learned that Prince has been charged with Felony Death by Motor Vehicle, Possession of Marijuana, Open Container of Alcohol, Driving While Impaired, and Driving After Consuming Alcohol While Anderage.

Also charged in connection with this fatal accident is Anthony Du Juan Geter, who has been charged with three counts of Aiding and Abetting Persons Under 21 in Possessing or Purchasing Alcohol. Police report that Geter supplied Prince, Molloy and 2 other teens with two (2) 1.75 liter bottles of rum. North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agents are considering more charges.

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A tragic North Carolina Motorcycle accident has claimed the lives of a Burke County father and son. Steven Moody and his 19 year old son Kevin were killed when Amie Jo Skeen crossed the center line on Airport Rhodiss Road, hitting the motorcyclists head-on.

Skeen has been charged with Driving While Impaired and Felony Hit and Run. Investigating officers say that Skeen hit the side of one motorcycle and continued driving, and just seconds later, crashed head on into Moody's motorcycle, killing Moody and his son. The driver and passenger of the first motorcycle she hit were not seriously injured.

Investigation by North Carolina Highway Patrol found that after crashing head on into the Moody's, Skeen continued driving for another half mile before driving into a wooded location, presumably to hide the car. A witness foiled Skeen's attempt to evade police when he followed her, saw her park her car behind a building and then run into the woods. The witness alerted police to Skeen's location.

Upon her arrest, Skeen denied that she was driving and told a WSOC-TV reporter "I couldn't have been driving. I was too high." According to court documents, Skeen also claimed that "crackhead zombies" were driving her car.

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