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NEWTON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal crash in Catawba County on Whitener Road near Yoder Farm Road late Thursday night.
A 2011 Hyundai Sonata traveling north on Whitener Road drove off the right side of the road and struck a tree.
The driver, Christopher Reid Carter, 51, of Newton, was pronounced dead on scene. Officials say he was not wearing a seatbelt.
The preliminary investigation indicates that excessive speed was a contributing factor in the crash.
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