WCNC, IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A teenager is facing charges in Iredell County after a deadly crash involving a motorcycle.
The collision happened Friday before 8:30 p.m., along Whites Farm Road near Ingram Road, according to investigators with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
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A 2013 Ford Edge driven by a 17-year old boy from Statesville was traveling southbound on Whites Farm Road when it crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a 2025 Kawasaki motorcycle going the opposite direction, state troopers said. The motorcycle driver was pronounced dead at the scene. He’s been identified as 57-year-old Michael Alan Gandy, also of Statesville. The teenage driver of the Ford was not injured.
Investigators believe speed may have been a factor in the collision. The Iredell County district attorney’s office is recommending charges against the teenage driver, but the exact charges have not been announced.