Boone- On Monday, June 8th, at approximately 4:32 p.m., the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision on N.C. 194 South, near Brookshire Road, in Watauga County.
A 2011 Honda Ridgeline was traveling South on N.C. 194, crossed the centerline before driving off the roadway and colliding with a rock wall.
The driver of the Honda, Lowell Thomas Norris, 81, of Todd, succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the collision.
Speed or impairment are not believed to be contributing factors in the collision.