UPDATE:
HUNTERSVILLE, NC – A driver who died after a crash in Huntersville had left the scene of an earlier accident, police say.
Investigators say Nathaniel Jones-Bey was speeding when he lost control of his SUV while going around a curve on Beatties Ford Road near Sample Road on Tuesday afternoon.
Police say the SUV flipped over after it veered off the right side of the road, and struck a large boulder at the base of a stone wall.
Investigators believe Jones-Bey had been involved in a separate wreck about a mile south of the crash site, and kept driving.
ORIGINAL STORY (POSTED 4/22/25):
HUNTERSVILLE, NC – One person is dead following a crash in Huntersville Tuesday afternoon.
A car flipped over on Beatties Ford Road near Sample Road. Medic confirmed that one person died.
Crews closed Beatties Ford Road between Hambright and McCoy roads as police investigated the accident.
Drivers are being asked to avoid the area.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
