Wilbar – On Wednesday, October 22, at approximately 7:00 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Wilkes County on NC 16 near Grindstone Lane. A 2018 Honda CR-V traveling north on NC 16 crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a southbound 2019 Subaru Forester.
The driver of the Honda, Kelly Jordan Holleman, 53, of North Wilkesboro, succumbed to her injuries at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt.
The driver of the Subaru, Laurie Christine UK, 61, of West Jefferson, was critically injured and transported by medical helicopter to Atrium Wake-Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
The investigation does not indicate impairment or speed to be contributing factors in the collision. NC 16 was closed in the area for approximately three hours during the on-scene investigation. No charges will be filed in this case.