Local

Man dies after crossing center line, causing head-on crash on Rowan County highway

FILE- police lights A driver died after crossing the center line on a Rowan County highway, North Carolina state troopers confirmed. (A. Carsten Rehderpicture alliance via Getty Images)

ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — A driver died after crossing the center line on a Rowan County highway, North Carolina state troopers confirmed.

Investigators said the crash, which involved three vehicles, happened at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Troopers were called to Highway 152, a little more than 5 miles west of China Grove.

According to highway patrol, a Jeep and a pickup truck were driving west on Highway 152. A Chevrolet Camaro was heading east when it crossed the center line, side-swiping the Jeep. Troopers said the Camaro continued on before it hit the truck head-on.

The Camaro’s driver, 50-year-old Kevin James Miller from China Grove, was seriously hurt and died at the scene.

No further information was released.

(WATCH BELOW: Police ask for public’s help to identify bicyclist seriously hurt in crash involving truck)




0