ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. — A 13-year-old boy died after he collided with a pickup truck in Alexander County over the weekend, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said.
Troopers went to Barrett Mountain Road, west of Highway 16, around 4 p.m. Sunday for a serious crash. They discovered the dirt bike was heading south on Barrett Mountain Road when it drove over the center line, colliding head-on with a 2016 Ford F-350 pickup truck heading north.
Investigators said the driver of the dirt bike, Skylar Alan Chapman, 13, of Taylorsville, was seriously hurt. He was flown to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital in Winston-Salem, where he died from his injuries Monday morning, troopers said.
Highway Patrol said the teen was wearing a helmet but said that it is illegal to ride most dirt bikes on roadways in North Carolina.
Channel 9′s Dave Faherty went to the crash site Wednesday, where loved ones have left a growing memorial for Chapman.
The driver of the pickup truck won’t face any charges in connection with the crash, authorities said.
No further information was released.
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