Obituaries

25-Year-Old Stratford Woman Killed In North Carolina Crash

The woman died Monday due to injuries suffered in the accident.

STRATFORD, CT — A 25-year-old Stratford woman has died after she was involved in a crash in North Carolina. Ebony Lee Claxton died Monday due to injuries suffered in the accident in Delco, North Carolina, according to Worthington Funeral Home.

The pre-dawn wreck occurred when the 2019 Dodge Challenger in which Claxton was a passenger crossed the road before hitting a ditch and rapidly crashing into a tree, according to The News Reporter of Whiteville, North Carolina. Four other people were seriously injured in the incident, which happened on U.S. 74 at Blacksmith Road, The News Reporter reports.

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