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Two Injured, 1 Airlifted After 3 Car Accident

Credit: AP Online

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JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. - Two people were injured, including a pregnant woman, after a three car accident in Johnston County.   Highway patrol says Leonel Cortez was traveling southbound on Old Fairground Road and failed to yield at a flashing light. Cortez crossed the intersection and was then struck by another car.  Both of those cars hit Gretchen Wojtaszek who was waiting to turn onto Highway 210. Wojtaszek is eight-months pregnant and is listed in good condition.   Cortez was airlifted to a nearby hospital where he is listed in condition. Highway Patrol says Cortez did not have a driver’s license.   Authorities say the woman who hit Cortez’s vehicle was traveling with her three-year-old daughter who was taken to Betsy Johnson Hospital as a precaution. 

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