Woman killed in Caldwell Co motorcycle crash

GRANITE FALLS, NC – A Hickory woman died after she crashed her motorcycle in Caldwell County.

The crash happened around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday on Petra Mill Road near Icard Dam Road in Granite Falls.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says 61-year-old  Belinda Sain lost control of the motorcycle, then drove off the right side of the road, struck several mailboxes, and a parked vehicle.

Troopers say she was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene.

The initial investigation indicates speed and impairment were not contributing factors in the crash.