BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — One person is dead after a single-car crash in Burke County early Sunday morning, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened around 3:50 a.m. on N.C. Highway 114 near Cook Road.
A 2000 Buick Century was traveling north on NC 114 and the driver lost control, drove off the right side of the road and struck two power poles.
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The driver, Jessie Johnson Wilkerson, died at the hospital. Wilkerson, 56, was not restrained by a seatbelt, troopers said.
An investigation releveled speed to be a factor in the crash. The roadway was closed for a few hours.
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