Breaking News: Founding Member of Help Thy Neighbor Johnston County Killed By Hit and Run Truck Driver While Riding His Motorcycle in Smithfield, GA
October 15 , 2024Smithfield, North Carolina — October 14, 2024—According to ABC 11, 52-year-old Joseph Stanley Wagner of Clayton was on his motorcycle on US 70 at about 2 a.m. when a tractor-trailer pulled out from the Amazon facility into his path.
According to the N.C. State Highway Patrol, Wagner was thrown off his bike and killed during the collision, and the trucker left the scene.
An arrest has since been made following the deadly Johnston County hit-and-run crash.
Authorities said 32-year-old Kamha Kohnoh John Smith, of Lithonia, Georgia, was arrested Monday in Florence, South Carolina, and charged with felony hit and run resulting in death.
Authorities said he operated that semi-truck for a third-party transporter out of Atlanta. He was hired to transport freight from the Amazon warehouse in Smithfield but was not an Amazon employee.
Smith is in custody awaiting extradition to North Carolina.
Wagner was very involved in the Smithfield community and was a founding member of the nonprofit organization Help Thy Neighbor Johnston County.
Help Thy Neighbor started in 2018 as a group of friends who loved to ride motorcycles together and were looking for ways to give back. Lewis and Wagner worked hand-in-hand for the last six years, giving back to people in need throughout Johnston County through fundraising.
Lewis said Help Thy Neighbor is already working on a plan to memorialize Wagner. That plan will likely start with a memorial ride, which they hope will become a tradition in years to come.
Our thoughts are with the friends, family, and loved ones of Mr. Wagner.
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