CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC — A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Cleveland County Saturday night.
Authorities said 56-year-old William Reese Helms Jr. was driving on McBrayer Homestead Road when he ran off the road right before Broadway St. around 8 p.m.
The Highway Patrol said he struck a utility pole and his car overturned. He was ejected from the car, and then the car burst into flames.
Officials said he was not wearing a seatbelt and they do not believe alcohol was a factor.
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