ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — A woman was killed and a man was seriously hurt after a chase that led to a crash Tuesday night in Rowan County, troopers said.
Troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol were called around 9:15 p.m. to the single-car crash involving a Ford Mustang on Wilcoy Road near the town of Rockwell.
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They were told the Mustang was in a ditch but when the trooper got there, it was traveling on Red Road, which intersects Wilcoy Road, where the initial crash took place.
The trooper followed the Mustang as it swerved in and out of its lane.
The Mustang turned onto Crescent Road and ran off the road before getting back into its lane, troopers said.
The trooper tried to pull the Mustang over but it sped away making a left turn onto U.S. Highway 52 North where it went over 100 mph.
The driver went about 1.5 miles and tried to pass a car near the intersection of Saint Lukes Church Road but sideswiped it.
The driver of the Mustang lost control, ran off the road, and hit a brick and concrete sign in front of East Rowan High School.
The Mustang flipped and one of its two occupants was ejected.
Kimberly Anita Lynn Nesslage, 23, of Huntersville, died at the scene.
John Paul Beinkampen, 24, of Salisbury, was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Beinkampen was driving the car during the crash.
No one else was hurt.
The crash is under investigation.