Winston-Salem, NC – Authorities have identified the victim involved in a fatal Southern Pines car accident on Monday, February 6, 2023, as a Winston-Salem, North Carolina resident Jasmine Joy. Joy succumbed to the injuries sustained from the incident. Although, the cause of the accident has not been released by the authorities at the time of this publication.
Jasmine Joy hailed from Hoffman, North Carolina, she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiologist at Winston-Salem State University, a historically black public university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina. As a result of this death, friends, family, and loved ones have paid tributes across different social media platforms, some of the tributes are below;
Nadia Smith wrote. “My best friend, my sister, my very first best friend! Praying for your family Jasmine Joy. I love you so much. The Lord will never make any mistakes and his grace is forever sufficient! I thank God for his love that will overshadow your family and friends.
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She added, “Jalen Joy Praying for you all! From matching outfits in kindergarten to you planning to be a part of big milestones in my life, I won’t question God because his thoughts and ways are not ours. Accept Jesus today, we never know the time!”
Daisha Morrison said, “Lord knows I contemplated all day on if I wanted to post you or not because it just doesn’t seem real, I’m so glad that God brought you into my life and I’m grateful for the talks we did have but for now take your rest beautiful I love you, Jasmine Joy.”
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Early on Saturday, a 16-year-old driver and his two passengers were hurt when their vehicle off the road and hit a tree. The passengers informed members of the State Highway Patrol that the driver, John David Dela Cruz Santos, and the other two passengers were returning from a party where alcohol was given. The two survivors informed the troopers that they observed Dela Cruz intoxicated at the gathering.
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The road was moist and a light mist was falling at the time of the collision, just after 2:30 a.m., according to troopers. They contend that the weather, drink, and speed contributed to the collision. Dela Cruz allegedly ran off Roseland Road in Aberdeen close to Batchelor Farm Road’s intersection and collided with a tree. He died at the scene.
Dela Cruz of Dean Avenue in Southern Pines was a student at Pinecrest High School. Troopers did not release the names of the others in the car but said both were also teenagers.
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