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Crash in Haywood County kills one, injures another: NC Highway Patrol
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A crash in Haywood County resulted in one death on Tuesday, Dec. 23, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Joshua E. Dowdle.
Around 1:41 p.m., troopers in Haywood County responded to a collision on US 19 near mile marker 105, Dowdle said. The two vehicles involved were a 1999 Suzuki Vitara and a 2023 Honda Civic.
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Dowdle said the Suzuki was going west on US 19 near Jones Cove Road at a “high rate of speed” when it struck the Honda on the on-ramp to US 74.
A crash in Haywood County resulted in one death on Tuesday, Dec. 23, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Joshua E. Dowdle. (WLOS)
Then, the collision caused the Honda to run off the road to the right, strike the guardrail and overturn, landing upside down. The Suzuki flipped several times, ejecting the driver who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, Dowdle said.
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The driver of the Suzuki, Kevin Cooley, 69, of Canton, was pronounced dead at the scene, Dowdle said. The driver of the Honda was treated at the scene for minor injuries.