CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A man died after his car ran off the road and rolled several times south of Hickory on Friday afternoon, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers said Tyoun Jason Martise Shuford, 25, of Newton, was driving a 2017 Dodge Charger south on Startown Road near Settlemyre Bride Road around 1:30 p.m.
He drove off the right side of the road in a curve, then overcorrected, driving across the centerline and off the road to the left where the car flipped, troopers said.
EMS transported Shuford to an area hospital, but he died a short time later.
He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, troopers said.
Excessive speed is believed to have contributed to the crash, according to highway patrol.
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