Driver dies after veering off I-40 during severe storms, NC trooper says
A driver died after he lost control of his SUV and crashed into an embankment on Interstate 40 in Statesville as severe storms swept across the Charlotte region on Monday, a State Highway Patrol trooper said.
Lee Glover, a 78-year-old Morganton resident, died near mile marker 154, Senior Trooper K. Jake Macchia said in a news release.
Glover’s eastbound 2010 Toyota Highlander overturned several times after veering off the right side of the highway and hitting the embankment around 9:50 a.m., the trooper said. Glover wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, Macchia said.
“Exceeding a safe speed for conditions contributed to the collision,” according to the news release.
Glover’s front-seat passenger, Catherine Glover of Morganton, was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, Macchia said.
In Charlotte, a team from the National Weather Service confirmed that an 85-mph EF-0 tornado touched down on Atando Avenue north of uptown.