A man was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle in Catawba County. The deceased is 20-year-old Brent Lee Edmondson of Newton. On Tuesday (March 25), at approximately 11:55 a.m., officers with the Newton Police Department responded to a reported motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of NC Hwy 16 and East 20th St in Newton.
A preliminary investigation of the crash revealed that Brent Lee Edmondson was traveling North on NC Highway 16, on a 2024 Kawasaki motorcycle and entered the intersection at East 20th St and North NC Highway 16 when he collided with a 2001 Honda CRV which was traveling West on South Mclin Creek Rd.
The driver of the Honda CRV, a Claremont woman was transported by Catawba County EMS to Catawba Valley Medical Center with life threatening injuries. The passenger in the Honda CRV, a Conover woman, was also transported to Catawba Valley Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Edmondson, the driver of the Kawasaki, was ejected from the motorcycle and was found to be deceased upon arrival of Newton Police, Newton Fire, and Catawba County EMS. This is an ongoing investigation and anyone that may have witnessed or has any additional information about this incident is asked to contact Sergeant Jennifer Butler with the Newton Police Department at (828) 465-7430 or jbutler@newtonnc.gov.
Story: Rob Eastwood-WHKY