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Motorcyclist killed in Nash County wreck

Laverne Edwards, 64, was traveling on Battleboro Avenue when he went off the road and hit a tree. Investigators believe he was speeding and not wearing a helmet

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BATTLEBORO, N.C. — A motorcyclist died after hitting a tree in Nash County on Wednesday night, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. 

Laverne Edwards, 64, was traveling on Battleboro Avenue when he drove off of the road and hit a tree. Investigators believe he was speeding and not wearing a helmet

Edwards died at the scene.

The wreck is under investigation. 

 

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