One person was killed in a Thursday afternoon two-vehicle crash in Hickory. The accident happened at about 2:30 p.m. on Highway 70 S.E. at 21st Street Drive S.E., not far from the Catawba Valley Community College East Campus.
Hickory Police say a vehicle and a motorcycle were involved in the accident, which killed the motorcycle’s driver. The identity of the deceased has not been released.
Story: Rob Eastwood-WHKY
Update
A 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by Kevin Wayne Letterman, 51, collided with a 2008 Nissan vehicle driven by Hazel Denton Davis, 84, of Morganton, according to a news release from the Hickory Police Department.
Letterman died from his injuries while Davis was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries and then released.
No charges have yet been filed. The investigation is ongoing.