Monday, June 27, 2011

BREAKING: Lorenzo Charles killed in Raleigh bus wreck

Lorenzo Charles
((ht: wralsportsfan))

Former NC State basketball standout Lorenzo Charles died in a bus accident on I-40 in Raleigh, according to Raleigh PD.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash. Raleigh experienced heavy rain and thunderstorms, but no word yet if weather or speed was a factor. Charles was the driver of the bus, heading to Durham to pick up passengers.

The bus was owned by Elite Coach, which is a limo, bus, and charter service located in Apex, NC. 

Here are some images from WRAL's Sky5 of the accident scene:



Charles is best known for completing Dereck Whittenburg's "alley-oop" to defeat Houston in the 1983 NCAA championship game.



More info as it becomes available...

1 comment:

  1. Lorenzo was the nicest guy on the planet. He must have fallen asleep at the wheel, that's the only way he would have crashed. He was a hard worker. He use to destroy Marcus Miles(me) and John Spider Salley.

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