Police said a Kannapolis man died in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon.
Officers said 27-year-old Brandon Allen Compton died in the wreck around 4 p.m. at the intersection of Camp Julia Road and Safrit Avenue in Kannapolis.
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Investigators said Compton ran off the road, struck a tree and was thrown from his motorcycle.
No other people were involved in the crash.
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