Teen injured in crash improving

A 16-year-old injured in a fatal car accident in Brunswick County is recovering at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

South Brunswick High School student Kendra Horne was involved in the accident on Highway 211 about five miles north of St. James Tuesday evening. Horne was air-lifted to the hospital and has been upgraded from serious to fair condition.

The driver of the other car 18-year-old Conrad Orth, Jr., was killed instantly. Highway Patrol says Orth was trying to pass in a no passing zone when the accident happened.