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Driver dies after crashing into a tree along Durham Freeway
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said alcohol, drugs and speed were not a factor in the crash.
Posted — UpdatedBy Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer
DURHAM, N.C. — A driver died after a single-vehicle accident Friday morning on North Carolina Highway 147 near Alexander Drive, according to the State Highway Patrol.
The state believes the driver suffered from a medical emergency before running off the road and crashing into a tree. The driver died at the scene, according to the state.
Authorities said alcohol, drugs and speed were not a factor in the crash.
The State Highway Patrol did not identify the victim because they are notifying the family.
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