Two people killed, child in critical condition after driver runs red light at Garner intersection; man charged with DWI

Two people were killed and a child is in critical condition after a driver ran a red light at a Garner intersection Monday afternoon.

The crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. 70 and New Rand Road. According to the Garner Police Department, A Chevy Trailblazer, driven by 25-year-old Jordan Alexander Porter, was traveling west on U.S. 70 and ran a red light, striking a blue Mazda CX5 Select and a black Cadilac Escalade at the intersection.

Two adults in the Mazda, later identified as 28-year-old Tyler Campbell and 29-year-old Susan Campbell, died from their injuries. A child inside the Mazda was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The driver who ran the red light has been charged with driving while impaired. Porter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The passengers in the Escalade were not injured.

Police closed the eastbound lanes of U.S. 70 between New Rand and Benson roads for hours.

One Cumberland County resident, who identified herself as "Donna," was shopping for mattresses in Garner with her husband and narrowly missed the accident.

"If I had been a few seconds earlier pulling out, it would have been me," she said.