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Teen severely injured after crash in Currituck County

Posted at 12:41 PM, Mar 08, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-08 18:24:15-05

CURRITUCK COUNTY, N.C - Jonathan Gillette is one out of three teenagers who were severely injured after being hit by a truck on February 18.

Highway patrol in Currituck County, N.C said the crash happened on Caratoke Highway around noon.

The teens pulled out of Elan Vacations and made a left turn onto the highway heading northbound.

A pickup truck headed southbound on the highway hit the driver side of their sedan.

Due to the crash, the sedan overturned. The three teens were trapped in the car and had to be cut out of the vehicle.

Madison Davis, Gillette's girlfriend, was also involved in the crash.

Gillette's family said all three teens were taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, according to their gofundme page.

Both Gillette and Davis remain there with serious injuries.

Highway patrol said charges are pending against the truck driver.