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Hope Mills man dies in wreck
A 28-year-old man died in a single-vehicle wreck on Chickenfoot Road, about 7 miles south of Hope Mills, Saturday morning.
Posted — UpdatedHOPE MILLS, N.C. — A 28-year-old man died in a single-vehicle wreck on Chickenfoot Road, about 7 miles south of Hope Mills, Saturday morning.
State troopers said that Anthony Tirudo Cruz was speeding when he ran off the right side of the road, near Yarborough Road, around 6:30 a.m. Cruz's vehicle struck a fence and overturned, ejecting him.
Cruz, of Hope Mills, was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said. He was the only person in the vehicle.
Troopers said Cruz wasn't wearing a seat belt and was going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone.
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