A Wilkes County man was killed when an SUV crossed the centerline and struck the motorcycle he was operating on Saturday.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol responded around 1:30 pm on Saturday, August 27th to a fatal collision on East Carter Mill Road in Eastern Wilkes County. A 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling north on East Carter Mill Road, crossed the centerline, and collided with a southbound 2001 Honda motorcycle.
The driver of the Hyundai, 51-year old Kristine Rogers Settle of Elkin was injured. The driver of the Honda motorcycle, James Daniel Holloway III, 33, of Traphill, died at the scene.
The Highway Patrol indicates that charges are pending.