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Illegal NC street races arranged quickly, over even quicker | News & Observer

Lambert said one of his old friends, Garland Earp, wasn’t so fortunate when he died while watching a street race near Middlesex in northern Johnston County on Sunday.

Earp, 39, was one of three killed when a driver veered off Simon Road and slammed into a group of spectators.

The driver, Jimmy Pearce II, 37, of Zebulon, has been charged with four counts of second-degree murder, in addition to assault charges for three others who were injured. Detectives are still looking for another driver from the two-man race who drove away after the crash.

Few details have surfaced about the other driver or how the race was organized. Authorities say that’s not unusual.