Ford Mustang

4 killed in apparent drag race; driver charged with murder

One driver apparently lost control of his 1989 Ford Mustang and plowed into the spectators on the shoulder, then hit a tree, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said in a news release. Sgt. Michael Baker said little is known about the second driver, who fled.

The Mustang's driver, Jimmy Pearce II, 37, of Zebulon, is charged with three counts of second-degree murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. He made his first court appearance Monday. Jail records didn't show whether he had an attorney.