Whitakers woman killed in Nash County wreck
Posted September 4, 2008 12:36 p.m. EDT
Red Oak, N.C. — A Whitakers woman was killed late Wednesday in a single-vehicle wreck, authorities said.
Betty Vines, 43, was southbound on Red Oak Road at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday when she drove off the left side of the road, authorities said. Her vehicle hit a culvert and overturned, and she was ejected.
Authorities said they suspect speed was a factor in the wreck and said Vines wasn't wearing a seat belt. They said they don't suspect alcohol was a factor in the wreck.