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Driver killed in Henderson wreck

Investigators say Robert Lee Adkins, 47, of 21 Begonia Lane, died when his SUV went too fast around a curve on Brookston Road, and hit a ditch. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle.

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HENDERSON, N.C. — A man was killed in a single-vehicle wreck in Henderson late Sunday, troopers said.

Investigators say Robert Lee Adkins, 47, of 21 Begonia Lane, died when his SUV went too fast around a curve on Brookston Road, and hit a ditch. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle.

Troopers said alcohol and speed were factors in the wreck.

Adkins was the only person in the vehicle.

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