On Tuesday, November 3rd, at approximately 08:10 a.m., The North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a serious personal injury collision on I-77 near the 32 mile-marker, in Iredell County.
The investigation determined that a motorcycle was traveling north on I-77. The motorcycle entered the toll lanes to pass a vehicle and then attempted to enter back into the general-purpose lanes and struck a delineator. The operator, Hernan Gonzalo Morris Diaz , age 41 of Charlotte, then lost control of the motorcycle. The operator was totally ejected from the motorcycle and came to rest in the toll lanes. The motorcycle continued to travel North and came to rest in the middle general-purpose lane. The driver was air-lifted by MedCenter Air to CMC-Main where he was pronounced deceased.
The Northbound lanes of I-77 were closed for over an hour while Troopers conducted the on-scene investigation.