LENOIR, N.C. — A car near Lenoir drove off a road and struck a bridge railing, causing serious injuries and a fatality, North Carolina State Highway Patrol says.
NC State Highway Patrol responded to the collision on Abington Road near Collettsville Road and found two people in a 2005 Lincoln Town car.
The 84-year-old driver, James Cecil Shew, was airlifted to Johnson City Medical Center in serious condition. Virginia Stines Shew, age 82, died at the scene.
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Investigators closed the area for two hours.
Charges are pending upon completion of the investigation.
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