**********Mena Dr/Pummill Road Child Fatal Crash********** [cooling]
Key Questions
What caused the fatal crash on Mena Drive?
An 18-year-old driver, Abinijah Lewis, in a Dodge Avenger crossed the center line on a curve on Mena Drive, striking two small children in a toy car on the shoulder. The crash resulted in the death of 2-year-old Cecilia Martinez, with 4-year-old Alexander critically injured and the driver also hurt.
What charges were filed in the child fatal crash?
Abinijah Lewis was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle following the crash in Cumberland County that killed 2-year-old Cecilia Martinez. The incident has sparked outrage over road safety vulnerabilities on curves and shoulders.
Where and how did the vehicle strike the children?
The crash occurred on Mena Drive near Pummill Road in Fayetteville, where a vehicle hit two young children playing in a toy car on the shoulder. One child, 2-year-old Cecilia Martinez, was killed, and her 4-year-old brother Alexander was left in critical condition.
Dodge Avenger driven by 18yo Abinijah Lewis crosses center line on Mena Dr curve, striking two small children in toy car on shoulder—2yo Cecilia Martinez dead, 4yo Alexander critical, driver injured; misdemeanor death by vehicle charge filed amid outrage. Reinforces local road crash and pedestrian/child vulnerabilities on curves/shoulders affecting daily Cumberland drives.