{"id":3683,"date":"2026-06-21T12:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3683"},"modified":"2026-06-21T12:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T12:38:39","slug":"person-found-dead-in-fully-engulfed-car-in-apex-after-grass-fire-reported-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3683","title":{"rendered":"Person found dead in \u2018fully engulfed\u2019 car in Apex after grass fire reported, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>APEX, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 Police in Apex say they are investigating a \u201ctraffic fatality\u201d after a person was found dead inside a burning car late Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3681\">Hot central NC Father\u2019s Day ahead of Monday severe storm risk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The incident was first reported around 11:30 p.m. as a grass fire near the intersection of Horton Ridge Boulevard and Grants Pass Station Road, south of Humie Olive Road and just west of Apex Friendship Elementary School, Apex officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The Apex Fire Department responded and discovered a vehicle \u201cfully engulfed\u201d in flames near the Friendship Station neighborhood, according to a Sunday morning Apex Police Department news release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3679\">Dad marries daughter after they kill her boyfriend, police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soon, a person was found dead inside the burned car, police said.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tWAKE COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\t1 found dead inside burning car at Apex neighborhood<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tRaleigh couple gets hitched during Canes parade<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tBest moments from the Raleigh Canes parade<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe investigation is ongoing as a Chapter 20 traffic fatality investigation,\u201d Apex Deputy Police Chief Trevor Materasso said in the release.<\/p>\n<p>The Apex Police Department is the primary investigating agency and is being assisted by the Wake County Bureau of Forensic Services and the Wake County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3677\">Wake County adopts $2.28 billion budget, approving property tax hike to help \u2018fill gaps\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No other information was released by police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APEX, N.C. 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