Head-on crash kills 1 person in Conover, police say

CONOVER, N.C. — One person was killed in Conover when their vehicle collided head-on into another car on Tuesday afternoon, the Conover Police Department said.

Around 5 p.m., police said a 2017 Nissan passenger car was driving south on Section House Road near Cone Court when it crossed the center double yellow lines and hit a 2015 Lexus SUV head-on.

Ivan Nolasco, 26, of Newton, was driving the Nissan. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Lexus SUV was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities said he was wearing a seat belt at the time of the wreck.

Conover police said an investigation into the cause of this crash is ongoing.

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