Morganton- On Tuesday, November 3rd, at approximately 3:49 p.m., the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision on NC 18, near Zero Mull Road, in Burke County.
A Kawasaki motorcycle operated by Rodney Dale Reese, 36, of Granite Falls was traveling North on NC 18 at a high rate of speed being pursued by Deputies with the Burke County Sheriff’s Office.
While traveling at a high rate of speed, the motorcycle struck the rear of a 2011 Dodge Ram truck driven by Andrew Curley, of Morganton. The Dodge truck was attempting to make a left turn into the Burke County Waste Disposal Site when it was struck from behind.
Mr. Reese was then ejected from the motorcycle and succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the collision.
The driver of the Dodge, Mr. Curley, was not injured.