CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A 20-year-old Conover man died Monday in a fatal collision on Emmanuel Church Road near Burris Road in Catawba County.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated the crash, which occurred just before 4 p.m.
Junior Ismael Guerrero succumbed to his injuries at the scene after the truck he was driving veered off the roadway and collided with a culvert and a tree.
Guerrero was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision, according to troopers.
The initial investigation concluded that speed contributed to the collision, although impairment was not suspected as a factor.
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