North Carolina highway patrol is investigating a crash, in which a rock was thrown into the windshield of a car, killing a woman.
A Rock thrown through a windshield killed Burke County, North Carolina woman Brittany Ferguson . Her vehicle crashed into a home, as well.Troopers believe shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday, someone threw the 5- to 8-pound rock from another vehicle or from the side of the road. It hit and killed 23-year-old Brittany Ferguson .
Investigators said Ferguson's car continued off the road and then hit the front of a home. Witnesses said the large rock was still in the front seat of the car and the wheels were spinning when they got up to the vehicle. All Thursday morning, people were driving slowly by the scene. Neighbors said Ferguson's family members placed signs Thursday morning along the roadway where it happened, asking for help from the public. Shattered glass was still at the scene."I really don't have the words," Deal said. "I really don't have the words. It's scary. She was meeting up with her sister is what I was told by family, and they were supposed to go and have a day at the Biltmore house.
"Someone threw a rock, either standing on the shoulder or passing by in the opposite direction in another vehicle," First Sgt. Daniel Wakefield said."We're going to rely on and hope that someone will come forward and help us with this to locate this vehicle," he said. State troopers said they're also canvassing the area with deputies to see if there's any surveillance cameras that captured video of the second vehicle around the time of the wreck.
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