IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — North Carolina Highway Patrol said speeding and alcohol use caused a deadly crash in Iredell County Wednesday night.
The crash happened at around 7 p.m. on Rowan Road at Triplett Road in Statesville.
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Troopers said the driver of an SUV veered to the left and crossed the center line. He then overcorrected, flipping the SUV. Authorities said he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle.
The driver, Steven Joe Rose, 48, died from his injuries.
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