IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A pickup truck driver died Monday after running of the road in Iredell County, troopers said.
Highway patrol said it happened just before 2 p.m. on Tabor Road near Speaks Road.
Investigators said a 1994 Ford Ranger was heading north on Tabor Road when it went off the right side and hit a tree. The driver, 78-year-old Jimmy Lee Dalton, from Hamptonville, died at the scene.
Troopers said Dalton wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.
Tabor Road was partially closed for two hours while troopers investigated.
Authorities said at this point, they don’t believe speed or alcohol led to the crash.
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