Person dies in crash after trying to pass in no-passing zone on U.S. 64

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A man died in a crash on U.S. 64 in Burke County after trying to pass in a no-passing zone on Monday morning, state troopers told Channel 9.

The wreck happened near Baker Farm Road just before 7 a.m.

Troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol say Aaron Langley, age 31 of Ellenboro, was trying to pass in a no-passing zone when he crashed head-on into a utility truck.

Langley was driving a Nisson SUV heading northbound on U.S. 64 in Burke County.

NCSHP shut down that portion of the busy highway while they investigated.

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The road reopened by 10:30 a.m., according to NCDOT.

No charges will be filed, and the truck driver is okay.

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