WACB 860AM

Apple City Broadcasting

  • News
  • Sports
  • Rick’s Blog
  • Contact Us
  • WTLK

Iredell County Interstate Crash Claims One Life

January 22, 2024 By Richard C. Gilbert

Mooresville – On Sunday, January 21, at approximately 4:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Iredell County on I-77 North near mile marker 39. A 2020 Nissan Sentra was traveling north in the emergency lane on I-77, failed to adequately reduce speed, and collided with a 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer that was stopped in the emergency lane.

The driver of the Sentra, Allante Nathaniel Watts, 28, of Gastonia, NC, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, Ramon Ledesma Verdecia-Viltres, 55, of Naples, FL, was not injured.

The initial investigation does not indicate impairment to be a contributing factor. During the on-scene investigation, I-77 was closed in the area for approximately 3 hours. No charges will filed in this case.

Share this post:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print

Latest News

  • Alexander County Sheriff’s Deputies Charge Five Suspects After Breaking And Entering Investigation
  • Iredell County Authorities Confirm Name Of Weekend Drowning Victim
  • Taylorsville Man Busted Again For Violating Sex-Offender Status
  • Alexander County Man Arrested This Morning
  • Alexander County Schools Studying Options For Redrawing Board Voting Districtss
  • Greenway
  • Johnny Watts Insurance Agency - Life, Health & Medicare - Taylorsville, NC
  • Benfield Agency
  • Hendren Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Russell Well Drilling- russellwelldrilling.com

Apple City Broadcasting
133 E Main Ave Taylorsville, NC 28681
(828) 632-4621

FCC Applications