DENVER, N.C. — One person was killed and another was injured in a head-on collision in Lincoln County Saturday afternoon.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to the scene on Beth Haven Church Road near Blue Sky Drive around 2:40 p.m.
There, they found a 2008 Cadillac Escalade and a 2014 Nissan Frontier had crashed. Investigators said the Escalade was traveling south, crossed the center line and collided with the Frontier.
The Frontier’s driver, 73-year-old Shelia Honeycutt Ballard, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigators said she had not been wearing a seatbelt.
The Escalade’s driver, 18-year-old Jomar Lamont Talbert II, was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
Investigators said they do not believe speed or impairment to be contributing factors to the crash. Charges are pending further investigation.
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