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NC Teen Kenneth Benson ID’d As Victim In Thursday Northwest Fatal Crash

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Kenneth Benson, of Kelly, North Carolina, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday morning two-vehicle crash in Brunswick County.

Benson, 19, was killed in a head-on crash Thursday morning near Northwest.

According to reports, Benson was operating a Honda on Blue Banks Loop Road near Northwest, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. The Honda then came into head-on contact with a GMC SUV.

The GMC driver, Laranda Gokel, 43, was transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.

Benson was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Brunswick County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 107,431 – Wikipedia.

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