Deadly head-on crash shuts down busy Alexander County highway
Updated: Jul 29, 2016 - 12:59 PM
ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. —
State troopers in Alexander County were investigating a deadly head-on crash early Friday morning near Taylorsville.
The crash happened around 6 a.m. on Highway 64, near the Paul Payne Store Road overpass, and blocked all lanes of the highway for nearly three hours.
Troopers said a woman driving an SUV crossed the center line, striking a Honda heading eastbound.
The woman driver of the Honda, who is from Hiddenite, died at the scene.
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Investigators said the woman driving the SUV was airlifted to the hospital. Her 4-year-old daughter, who was in a safety seat, was also hospitalized.
No names have been released.
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