NC Woman Misty Ezzell ID’d As Victim in Thursday Columbus County Fatal Crash

Nov 6, 2026

ByTHECOUNT.COM

TABOR CITY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Misty Michelle Ezzell, 51, of Tabor City, North Carolina, was killed Thursday evening in a three-vehicle crash on Peacock Road in Columbus County, North Carolina. Four other people were injured in the collision, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred around 6:33 p.m. Nov. 5 near the intersection of Peacock Road and Woodrow Cribb Road, in the area surrounding Tabor City in southeastern North Carolina.

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Ezzell died at the scene. The four other people involved in the crash were injured. Their identities and medical conditions have not been released.

Authorities have not provided details about the vehicles involved or explained how the three-vehicle collision occurred. It is also unclear whether any citations have been issued.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Additional information, including the circumstances leading up to the collision, may become available when the official crash report is released.

Peacock Road and Woodrow Cribb Road are in the rural area near Tabor City, in Columbus County, close to the North Carolina-South Carolina state line. The map below identifies the reported intersection as an approximate reference point.

Google Maps: Peacock Road and Woodrow Cribb Road, Tabor City (approximate)

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