Motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with 17-year-old; charges pending

STATESVILLE, N.C. – Charges are pending against a 17-year-old involved in a deadly collision with a motorcyclist in Iredell County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

It happened Friday night around 8:20 p.m. on Whites Farm Road near Ingram Road in Statesville.

Troopers said the juvenile was traveling south on White Farm Road in a Ford Edge. The vehicle allegedly crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a northbound Kawasaki Motorcycle.

The motorcyclist, 57-year-old Michael Alan Gandy, died at the scene. The juvenile was not injured.

Impairment is not believed to be a factor but speed contributed to the collision, troopers said.

Charges are pending against the juvenile, the highway patrol said.