{"id":4049,"date":"2026-07-06T18:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4049"},"modified":"2026-07-06T18:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:39:01","slug":"parents-killed-in-crash-involving-rdu-airport-shuttle-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4049","title":{"rendered":"Parents killed in crash involving RDU airport shuttle, police say."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two people have died after a crash involving an airport shuttle near Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Saturday hospitalized four people.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4048\">Business owners fed up after 4 shootings, thousands of kids swarm Glenwood South<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raleigh police on Saturday afternoon responded to a crash in the 9400 block of Glenwood Avenue involving two vehicles, one of which was a Fast Park shuttle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/counties\/wake-county\/article316384592.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">The News &amp; Observer previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police said Monday that Scott D. Christofferson, 48, and Jennifer M. Christofferson, 44, died after sustaining life-threatening injuries in the collision.<\/p>\n<p>The couple were the parents of a child who was also in the shuttle and injured in the crash, police said. The child is still at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the shuttle was not injured, according to police. Fast Park is a private park-and-ride company with 15 locations, including one in Raleigh. RDU said Saturday that no airport vehicles were involved in the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Police have now charged the driver of the other vehicle, 70-year-old Barry Hayes, in connection with the crash. Police said preliminary details indicate the shuttle was traveling west on Lumley Road toward the airport and had the right of way to enter the intersection. Hayes, driving a white Nissan Altima, was traveling south down the ramp from Glenwood Avenue and ran the red light.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4046\">NC coastal town ranks among the nation\u2019s best \u2014 again. Why it\u2019s \u2018underrated\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police say Hayes struck the shuttle and caused the bus to roll and flip.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes, who police said is still recovering from injuries sustained in the crash, now faces eight charges including involuntary manslaughter, death by vehicle, reckless driving and driving without an operator\u2019s license.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes had been considered a missing person in Erwin \u2014 a town in eastern Harnett County where he lives \u2014 after the N.C. Center for Missing Persons and local police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mydailyrecord.com\/news\/silver-alert-issued-for-missing-erwin-man\/article_881db01b-2101-4dbe-bc2a-02fe38b8bc99.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">issued a Silver Alert<\/a> for him Monday, saying he is believed to have dementia or Alzheimer\u2019s. Authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/nccmp.ncshp.gov\/Alerts\/Announcement\/14180\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">canceled the Silver Alert<\/a> on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Silver Alerts are used for missing persons \u201cbelieved to be suffering from cognitive impairment,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nccmp.ncshp.gov\/Silver\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">according to the N.C. Center for Missing Persons.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Raleigh Police Department declined to comment on the details of the Silver Alert or how Hayes traveled to Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4045\">\u2018Incredibly painful\u2019 item was stuck in dead dolphin\u2019s throat, NC researchers find<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">July 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 70-year-old driver faces multiple charges after a Fast Park shuttle crash near RDU left two parents dead. 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