On Tuesday, May 3, at approximately 7:20 p.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Burke County on the US 321 South bridge over Lake Hickory. The left lane was closed due to ongoing bridge repairs in an active work zone between Caldwell and Catawba counties. A 1999 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling south, entered the left lane closure, and began passing vehicles that were in the appropriate lane. The Chevrolet collided with a large front-end loader within the lane closure. The driver of the pickup, Danny Gray Peacock, 64, of Hickory, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The 64-year-old operator of the front-end loader was not injured. The initial investigation indicates the contributing circumstances of speed and reckless driving on the part of the driver of the Chevrolet.
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