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Benjamin Willis
Coverage of Benjamin Willis in the Nexus archive.
- Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed 8-year-old girl in Burke County
Benjamin Willis pleaded guilty to DWI and felony death by motor vehicle in a June 2025 crash in Burke County that killed an 8-year-old girl and seriously injured her father. The crash occurred west of Morganton on U.S. 70 when Willis's pickup truck crossed the center line and struck a Kia Forte.