20-04-2025
Man dies after running off highway, striking tree in Statesville: NCSHP
STATESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man has died after colliding with a tree in Statesville, troopers say.
Around 5 p.m. Saturday, NC State Highway Patrol responded to a crash in Iredell County on I-40 West near Old Mountain Road (Exit 144).
Officials say, a 2005 Volvo S60 was traveling west on the highway when the driver, 28-year-old Ramon Gustavo Navo-Almanza of Claremont, lost control and drove off the left side of the road. When he veered back onto the roadway before going off the right side of the road and striking a tree.
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Navo-Almanza died at the scene. Officials say he was not wearing a seatbelt.
The initial investigation indicates that excessive speed contributed to the crash.
During the on-scene investigation, I-40 was partially closed for around two hours.
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