CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A woman died when she ran off a road in Caldwell County on Thursday, state highway patrol said.
Around 3 a.m., troopers were called to Indian Grave Road where they found a 2006 Ford Explorer. Its driver, 24-year-old Estefani Socorro Mendoza Merlos, died at the scene.
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Investigators said Merlos was driving west on Indian Grave Road when she crossed the center line, drove off the side of the road, flipped, and hit a tree.
Merlos was driving too fast for the road conditions, authorities believe.
Troopers closed the road for two hours while they investigated the crash.
No further information was released.
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