Statesville– On Sunday, October 27, at approximately 4:10 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Iredell County on US 64 near Lippard Farm Road. A 2005 Ford F-250 traveling west on US 64, attempted to pass westbound vehicles in a no-passing zone and collided with an eastbound 2025 Peterbilt semi-truck without a trailer.
The driver of the Ford, Anthony Drake Villeda, 30, of Hiddenite, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. A juvenile passenger in the vehicle was not injured.
The driver of the Peterbilt, Christopher Wesley Vowell, 54, of Hiddenite, was not injured.
The initial investigation indicates careless and reckless driving to be the contributing factor in the collision. During the on-scene investigation, US 64 was closed in the area for approximately two hours. No charges will be filed in this case.