Lorenzo Charles Laid To Rest

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Wake Chapel Church in Raleigh was the place where former NC State hoops star Lorenzo Charles was celebrated. He died when the charter bus he was driving wrecked on Interstate 40 earlier this week.

Former NC State basketball coach Sidney Lowe and Wolfpack players served as pall bearers while NC State coach Mark Gottfried and AD Debbie Yow spoke at the service.

Charles was buried just one space over from Coach Jim Valvano

Here's the coverage from our friends at WRAL-TV in Raleigh

BREAKING: Lorenzo Charles killed in Raleigh bus wreck

Lorenzo Charles

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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...