Statesville– On Saturday, June 10, at approximately 4:10 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Iredell County on Arey Road near Wallace Springs Road. A 2000 Toyota Camry traveling west on Arey Road, traveled off the right side of the highway, struck a ditch, and overturned.
The driver of the car, Andrew Vincent Wanat, 27, of Statesville, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Wanat was not restrained by a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. During the on-scene investigation, Arey Road was closed in the area for approximately two hours.
The initial investigation indicates excessive speed to be the contributing circumstance in the collision.