LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A fatal collision occurred early Sunday morning on N.C. Highway 16 South near Highway 73 in Lincoln County, resulting in the deaths of two drivers.
The accident involved a 2006 Acura RSX traveling north in the southbound lane and a 2014 Nissan Altima, both of which caught fire following a head-on collision.
Rashann Jakeem Curmon, 32, was driving the Acura and succumbed to his injuries at the scene. A child in the Acura was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Nissan, Steven J Sweda, 50, died at the scene.
Jacob Houston told Channel 9’s Dave Faherty that he veered off the roadway to avoid being hit head on.
“As he got closer he kept drifting closer and closer into my lane,” he said. “Well, I guess I’m gonna run it into the grass. And then he passed me probably maybe a couple feet from me when he passed me.”
The initial investigation does not indicate speed or impairment as contributing factors in the collision.
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