Mooresville– On Sunday, December 29, at approximately 10:10 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Iredell County on NC 152 near Brumley Road. During heavy rain, a 1979 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling south on NC 152 was struck by a falling tree.
The driver, Matthew Ronald Teeple, 70, of Cleveland, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The initial investigation indicates speed and impairment were not contributing circumstances in the collision. During the on-scene investigation, NC 152 was closed in the area for approximately four hours.