CATAWBA COUNTY — An infant has died days after a crash.
The crash happened on Settlemyre Bridge Road near White Oak Drive in Catawba County around 9:10 pm on Saturday.
Christopher Houser, age 40 of Newton, was driving a Nissan Altima east on Settlemyre Bridge Road when his vehicle crossed the westbound lane and struck an Infiniti Q50. Houser, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.
The driver of the Infiniti, Isrrael Suarez-Harnandez, 22, sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to an area hospital. An adult passenger and two children in the vehicle were also hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, troopers said. One of the children died on Wednesday.
Investigators said impairment and speed appear to have contributed to the crash.