Mooresville – On Wednesday, June 26, at approximately 7:45 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Iredell County on Shinnville Road near Weathers Creek Road. A 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling north on Shinnville, when the driver lost control, crossed the center line, drove off the left side of the road, struck several mailboxes, and overturned.
The driver, Scott Alexander Turner, 65, of Statesville, was ejected from the motorcycle and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
During the on-scene investigation, Shinnville Road was closed in the area for approximately two hours. The initial investigation indicates excessive speed to be the contributing circumstance in the collision.