CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A man died after he was thrown from the passenger seat of a car in Caldwell County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers said they were called Sunday at about 12:40 a.m. for the deadly crash on Abington Road near Beecher Anderson Road. The area is near Highway 64.
Investigators said a 1997 Ford Thunderbird was heading south on Abington Road when it ran off the right side of the road, collided with a tree and flipped over.
Authorities said the front seat passenger, James Darrell Roten, 44, of North Wilkesboro, was partially thrown and pinned under the car. He was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene, troopers said.
The driver, Ethan Trent Roten, 21, of Hamptonville, was not hurt. He was wearing a seatbelt, troopers said.
The backseat passenger was partially thrown from the car and pinned underneath; troopers said she was not wearing a seatbelt. She was taken to the hospital but is expected to recover, investigators said.
Ethan Roten was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, driving while license revoked, and a lane control violation.
The crash is still under investigation.
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