LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — One person died after crashing into a tractor-trailer on a Lincoln County highway Wednesday afternoon, investigators said.
According to the highway patrol, around 1 p.m. that day, a 2014 Hyundai Tucson was driving north on North Carolina Highway 16 near NC-16 Business when it drove off the right side of the road, hit the guardrail several times, and collided with a 2014 Freightliner truck that was parked on the side of the road.
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Troopers said they don’t believe impairment contributed to the crash, and added no charges will be filed in the case.
The driver of the SUV, 37-year-old Ryne Francis Elzer, of Denver, died at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt, troopers said.
Investigators said Elzer was wearing a seatbelt.
The road was partially closed for about two hours while troopers investigated.
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