BETHLEHEM, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Taylorsville man has lost his life after a crash Thursday afternoon, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP).
Around 2:12 on April 23, troopers responded to a crash on Rink Dam Road near Wittenburg Springs Drive in Bethlehem.
Investigators say a 2017 Dodge Durango was driving east on Rink Dam Road when it went off the right side of the road and crashed into a mailbox and a tree.
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The driver, 66-year-old Peter Joseph Gardner, died from his injuries at the site of the crash.
Officials do not believe that speed or impairment was a cause of the crash. Witnesses said Gardner may have had a medical incident before the crash.