Brittany Carter, Ayden and Lincoln Palmer
Brittany Carter (38) and her two sons, Ayden (12) and Lincoln (7) Palmer were killed by a drunk driver that was nearly three times the legal limit.
Robyn Degennaro, 62, was driving a Toyota SUV when she crossed the center line of N.C. 109 and struck a Chrysler car driven by Brittany Virginia Carter, the N.C. Highway Patrol said. Carter, 38, of Lexington, died at the scene about 8 p.m. Jan. 4, along with her two sons, Ayden Palmer, 12, and Lincoln Palmer, 7. Degennaro’s SUV then collided with a Chevrolet SUV driven by Brian E. Reeder, 43, of Denton. Reeder and a 13-year-old passenger were taken to a hospital in Thomasville. Their injuries were listed as non-life. Dennis Palmer, who was married to Brittany Carter and was father to the two boys, said in a statement Friday that troopers came to his house Thursday night with an update on the investigation. “They told me that the driver who caused the crash was grossly impaired and traveling at an extremely high rate of speed when her vehicle crossed the center line,” Palmer said in his statement. The family provided a statement saying that Degennaro was going at least 90 mph when her vehicle hit Carter’s car and that her blood alcohol level was .23 percent, nearly three times the legal limit of .08 percent.