2 passengers killed in single-vehicle Raleigh crash. Driver faces DWI, felony crime
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- A single-vehicle crash in southeast Raleigh on Saturday night left two people dead.
- Jonathan De Loera Olmos, 19, was charged with DWI and felony death by motor vehicle.
- Police say the car hit a small tree, slid, then struck a larger tree and overturned.
Two people are dead after a single-vehicle crash on Saturday night near southeast Raleigh.
Jonathan De Loera Olmos, 19, was charged with driving while impaired and felony death by motor vehicle. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, according to the Raleigh Police Department.
Two passengers died from their injuries. Their names have not yet been released.
Officers from the Raleigh Police Department responded to the crash at around 11:02 p.m., according to the department’s statement early Sunday morning.
The department said a silver Toyota RAV4 was heading north on South New Hope Road “at a high rate of speed” when it traveled into the median and hit a “small tree,” which caused the car to slide sideways on the driver’s side, the statement said. The car was passing the Rogers Lane intersection.
The roof of the car then hit a larger tree further down the median and overturned before coming to a stop in the southbound lanes of the road, according to an updated statement.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Raleigh Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The News & Observer.
This story was originally published May 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM with the headline "2 passengers killed in single-vehicle Raleigh crash. Driver faces DWI, felony crime."
