IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A man has been charged after North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers say he ran from the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in Iredell County.
It happened just after 3 a.m. on Chestnut Grove Road at Beechwood Farm Road in Newton. Troopers said a 2004 Buick LeSabre was stopped in the roadway after having a mechanical issue when a 2011 Ford F150 crashed into it.
The driver of the Buick, 55-year-old Robert Selvey, was thrown from the car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Ford ran away on foot.