Excessive speed suspected in Lincoln County double fatal crash, troopers say WSOCTV.com News Staff
North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a double fatal crash in Lincoln County Sunday evening.
It happened just after 6 p.m. on Mount Zion Church Road, which is near Old Plank Road in Lincolnton.
Trooper said a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro was driving south on Mount Zion Church Road when it crossed the center line and crashed head-on with a 2011 Nissan Altima. After that collision, a 2016 Nissan Rogue crashed into the Altima.
The driver of the Camaro, 21-year-old Cooper Snipes, was flown to a hospital in Charlotte by medical helicopter. He later died from his injuries.