Hudson– On Friday, February 28, at approximately 3:40 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Caldwell County on Cajah Mountain Road near Stamey Road. A 2005 Kia Spectra traveling east on Cajah Mountain road failed to reduce speed adequately and collided with a 2021 Taotao moped, which had slowed down to turn right onto Stamey Road.
The driver of the moped, James Terrace Williams, 68, of Hudson, was thrown from the moped and succumbed to his injuries while being transported by EMS to an area hospital.
The driver of the Kia, David Wayne Hicks, 38, of Hudson, was not injured.
The initial investigation indicates impairment was not a contributing factor in the collision. Hicks was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and failure to reduce speed. Cajah Mountain Road was closed in the area for approximately two hours during the on-scene investigation.