Mom, 6-Year-Old Daughter Die After Crashing Into NC Pond

Mom, 6-Year-Old Daughter Die After Crashing Into NC Pond
(GoFundMe)
Jack Phillips
8/9/2017
Updated:
8/9/2017

A mother and her 6-year-old daughter were both killed after their car crashed into a pond in Sanford, North Carolina.

Jessica Kuk, the driver as well as mother, over-corrected after running off the road before veering into the pond earlier this week, WRAL-TV reported.

Her daughter, Kristina Smith, died in the crash. Kuk died on Sunday, Aug. 6, due to her injuries.

According to a GoFundMe for the family, “Jessica was such a kindhearted person” and “Kristina was shy but full of life and had a smile to light up the room.”

Officials said speed was a factor in the crash, ABC11 reported.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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