Motorcyclist dead, two Catawba County women injured in Newton crash
According to the Newton Police Department, officers responded to a crash at 11:55 a.m. to the intersection of N.C. 16 and East 20th Street. The investigation revealed 20-year-old Brent Lee Edmonson, of Newton, was riding a 2024 Kawasaki when he entered the intersection traveling north on 16 and collided with a 2001 Honda CRV traveling west on South McLin Creek Road.
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The driver of the Honda, a 63-year-old from Claremont, was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The vehicle's passenger, a 60-year-old woman from Conover, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The motorcycle driver, Edmonson, was ejected and was found deceased by officers and other first responders at the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation and anyone that may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact Sgt. Jennifer Butler at 828-465-7430 or jbutler@newtonnc.gov.
Newton PD was assisted by the Newton Fire Department, Catawba County Emergency Medical Services and Catawba County 911.
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