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Troopers: Single-vehicle accident kills 1 in Rowan County

ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — N.C. Highway Patrol troopers arrived on scene of a single-vehicle accident which left one person dead Saturday night.

The accident was on Bringle Ferry Road, about two miles east of Interstate 85.

Troopers say a driver crossed the center line and when airborne around 11 p.m.

A 47-year-old man was speeding on Bringle Ferry Road and the roads were wet at the time.

Troopers haven’t determined if alcohol played a role in the wreck.