Public Safety

The driver and victim in Sunday morning’s fatal crash have been identified. Zachary Snowten, 19, of Evergreen died when his vehicle was hit on U.S. 74 around 1:30 a.m., according to the Highway Patrol. Jordan Alexander Kelly, 21, of Chadbourn rear ended Snowten’s vehicle in the west bound lane near the Union Valley exit. Kelly was driving a Chevrolet Impala automobile when he collided with Snowten’s Ford. Kelly...

Weather was not a factor in a crash that killed a driver early Sunday near Chadbourn. Sgt. J. Morton of the N.C. Highway Patrol said the driver of a Chevrolet Impala rearended a Ford Focus around 1:45 a.m., killing the driver of the Ford. The crash happened in the westbound lane on U.S. 74 near Exit 236, Morton said. While it was misting rain at the time of...