CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — Officials say that one person is dead after a crash Saturday night in Caldwell County.
State highway patrol deputies responded to the crash on Playmore Beach Road just after 11:30 p.m.
Officials say that a vehicle that was heading south on Playmore Beach Road drove off of the right side of the road, went down an embankment, and hit a tree.
Coty Adams, 33, of Valdese was pronounced dead at the scene.
The roadway was shut down for several hours while officials did their on-scene investigation.
No one else was injured in the crash.
Officials say that their preliminary investigation indicates that alcohol was a contributing factor in this crash.
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