ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — Troopers are working to figure out exactly what caused a deadly crash in Rowan County Sunday evening.
The three-vehicle wreck happened on Highway 152, near Shinn Farm Road, and left one vehicle completely torn in two.
The driver of this truck was headed eastbound on Hwy 152 and crossed the center line striking the SUV. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/AdhhxL97wI
— Andy Nagele (@Andy_Nagele) February 6, 2017
Troopers said the driver of a Chevy pickup truck, Rodney Shearer, crossed the center-line and crashed into a Chevy Suburban head-on.
A witness told troopers that Shearer was driving erratically just before the crash.
Shearer was killed. A married couple in their 70s, who were in the Suburban, were flown to the hospital..
The driver of the pickup is deceased. Two people in the SUV were airlifted to CMC in Charlotte. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/S6BhJOBoPb
— Andy Nagele (@Andy_Nagele) February 6, 2017
Troopers are still investigating why Shearer may have been driving erratically.
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