Woman dies after vehicle crash in Columbus County
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A car crash near the Clarendon community leaves a woman dead and 2 children injured.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 7:45 a.m. Monday morning on Peacock Road near Feed Mill Road.
A Jeep driven by a 16-year-old was traveling south on Peacock Road. The Jeep then ran off the road to the right and then overcorrected, which sent the vehicle into the other lane.
The vehicle then collided head-on into a 2010 Dodge car traveling north on Peacock Road, which was driven by Misty Cribb, 35, of Clarendon.
Cribb was pronounced dead at the scene, and two children who were also in the vehicle were both taken to Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center with very serious injuries. The 5-year-old girl was then airlifted to Chapel Hill.
The driver of the Jeep suffered minor injuries.
The driver was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and driving left of center.
Cribb worked with Columbus County News in Whiteville.
Managing editor Jefferson Weaver says she was more than just a coworker.
“It’s just all a part of her. The energy. The excitement. The love. The dedication and that was just our day,” Weaver said.
Weaver says he will always remember her laugh.
“She loved to laugh, and she would get the silly giggles sometimes and nobody could resist it,” Weaver emotionally shared.
Michael Myrie, co-founder of the non-profit Sheepdog Foundation Incorporation in Whiteville says he was shocked by the news.
“Now it’s still surreal but I will say that Misty will always leave a tremendous impact on me and our foundation. It was just amazing to see how she just selflessly just threw herself out there to try and help u s and the children we are trying to support,” Myrie stated.
Columbus County news account executive Macyne Garrell says Cribb was all about family.
“She just loved her kids, and she would be wanting prayers for her daughter who is now in Chapel Hill. She would be very humbled by the support for that and for her daughter and for herself for her family,” Garrell said.
A Chicken Bog Plate fundraiser in memory of Misty Cribb will be held Saturday, January 25th, from 11am to 2 pm. The plates include chicken bog, green beans, and a roll for $10. The plates can be picked up at Happy Home Baptist Church or Murph’s Pawn Shop. For tickets you can contact 910-625-0952, 843-877-9195, or 910-234-8089.
