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Woman not wearing seat belt dies in Lincoln County crash, troopers say

The crash happened just south of Vale in western Lincoln County, troopers said.

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A Clover woman was killed when she drove off a Lincoln County road Sunday night, state troopers said. 

North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Bill Ledford Road near Cat Square Road in the Vale area a little before 10 p.m. Sunday night. When troopers arrived at the scene, they found a 2007 Ford Fusion crashed in a ditch. Troopers said the driver, 35-year-old Brook Morgan White, was driving east when her vehicle crossed the center line, went off the left side of the road and ran into the ditch. 

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White died from her injuries at the scene, according to troopers. Troopers said White was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

The preliminary investigation does not indicate that impairment of speeding were factors in the crash. Highway Patrol is still investigating to determine what caused the crash. The road was closed for approximately two hours while crews cleared the scene. 

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