HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — One person is dead after after a motorcycle accident in Huntersville Sunday afternoon.
Kenneth Owens Jr. was driving a motorcycle Northeast on Huntersville-Concord Road when he was struck by an SUV, traveling in the oppostite direction, turned left into the path of the motorcycle. Owens tried to brake, was separated from the motorcycle, and slid on the pavement hitting the passenger side of the SUV. He was pronounced dead on the scene by medic. Owens was wearing a helmet.
William Holtzclaw, the driver of the SUV, was charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to yield to right of way.
