The Fayetteville Observer
LUMBERTON, N.C. — An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter was killed today when he lost control of his car on Deep Branch Road as he was answering a fire call.
Matthew Douglas Tramel, of 1617 Red Banks Road in Pembroke, died after his eastbound 2007 Nissan ran off the road and hit a tree at about 12:53 a.m., according to a report filed by Highway Patrol Trooper Alan Humphrey.
Tramel, a senior at Purnell Swett High School, had been with the Pembroke Fire Department for two months.
Full story: He was not wearing a seat belt, according to a highway patrol report