US Marine, 19, Charged in North Carolina Crash That Killed 2 Servicemen

US Marine, 19, Charged in North Carolina Crash That Killed 2 Servicemen
The globe and anchor at the entrance to Camp Lejeune, N.C., on March 19, 2013.Allen Breed/AP Photo
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A 19-year-old U.S. Marine has been charged over a fatal crash that killed two service members and wounded 17 others when a vehicle overturned near Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, officials said.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol identified the driver as Louis Barrera of Springfield, Tennessee. He has been charged with one count of exceeding a safe speed and two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety told Fox News.
Isabel van Brugen
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