Taylorsville– On Wednesday, September 18, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Alexander County on Icard Ridge Road near Bethlehem School Road. A 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was traveling north on Icard Ridge Road, when the driver lost control, crossed the center line, drove off the left side of the road, struck a ditch, and overturned.
The driver, Vanessa Shea Lail, 39, of Granite Falls, was transported by EMS to Frye Regional Medical Center, in Hickory, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The initial investigation indicates excessive speed to be the contributing circumstance in the collision. During the on-scene investigation, Icard Ridge Road was closed in the area for approximately two hours.