IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — Officials say that one person is dead after a crash Saturday evening in Iredell County.
Deputies with the North Carolina Highway Patrol say that they were called to Interstate I-40 West near Old Mountain Road Saturday around 5 p.m. for a report of a crash.
After some investigation, officials say that the driver was traveling west on I-40 when he lost control of his vehicle multiple times and left the roadway before striking a tree.
The driver, Ramon Gustavo Navo-Almanza, 28, of Claremont was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe that excessive speed was a contributing factor in this crash.
I-40 was partially closed in the area for two hours.
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