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LENOIR, N.C. — A Lenoir man died in a crash on Sunday morning in Caldwell County.
Troopers say David Patterson Jr., 25, was driving on Calico Road near Townsend Place when he drove off the road around 3 a.m.
He hit a tree and overturned before landing in a creek. He wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene, NCSHP says.
Troopers believe Patterson was impaired when he crashed.
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