STATESVILLE, N.C. — One person has died and three others were injured after a crash in Iredell County on Monday.
It happened around 5:40 p.m. on US 70 near Fanjoy Road, according to the NC State Highway Patrol, and a portion of the highway was closed for around four hours during the investigation.
Officials learned a 2005 Hummer H2 was driving east on US 70 when the driver crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2005 Honda Pilot heading west. The collision between the two cars caused the Hummer to then collide head-on with a 2001 Ford F-350.
The person who died in the crash has been identified as 43-year-old Sandra Forney Jackson, the driver of the Pilot. Jackson died at the scene due to her injuries. There was also a juvenile in the car that was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Hummer, 20-year-old Lizbeth Estrada Mojica, was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and the 64-year-old driver of the Ford received minor injuries.
Based on the initial investigation, officials do not believe impairment or speed were factors in the crash, and all people involved had seatbelts on.
Mojica has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, driving left of center, and driving while license revoked.