STATESVILLE, NC – A motorcyclist was speeding, leading him to lose control of his bike and crash into a box truck on I-77 North, resulting in his death Thursday.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol told WBTV that this collision happened along the Yadkin River Bridge. The motorcyclist was thrown from his motorcycle after colliding with a truck. At the scene, he succumbed to fatal wounds.
Authorities have since identified the biker as 35-year-old Dustin Kyle Pope.
Troopers confirmed that the truck driver was unharmed.
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