Man Driving To Visit Mother Critically Injured In Crash

State Trooper J.M. Dorsey (in patrol car) and Trooper Chris Bell investigate a single vehicle accident Monday night that critically injured John Edward Kelly, 50, of Princeton. The wreck happened on Holt's Pond Road while Kelly was on the way to see his mother. Kelly was airlifted to UNC Hospitals.

A Johnston County man on the way to see his mother was badly hurt in a single vehicle accident Monday night on Holt’s Pond Road near Princeton . John Edward Kelly, 50, of 6655 Princeton-Kenly Road, Princeton ran off the roadway in his pickup and struck a driveway culvert. Kelly sustained a severe head injury and was airlifted to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill . A hospital spokesperson said Kelly was in critical condition Tuesday afternoon. State Trooper J.M. Dorsey said a medical condition may have played a contributing factor. Witnesses said Kelly’s truck ran off the roadway to the right in a curve as if he never tried to turn his vehicle. Alcohol and speed were not factors, and Kelly was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.