An 81-year-old Harrells resident, standing outside his vehicle on State Road 1007 was killed after being fatally struck following a two vehicle collision near Wildcat Road, just outside Harrells Tuesday night.
According to N.C. Highway Patrol reports, Oscar Lee Chestnutt was killed around 9:10 p.m. on Dr. Kerr Road near SR-1007 (Wildcat Road), just over seven miles south of Harrells.
Trooper M.E. Millen’s investigation showed that the incident occurred after Chestnutt’s truck became stuck in a sinkhole. A second vehicle, traveling southwest on SR-1105 struck the truck with the collision’s force causing one of the vehicles to strike Chestnutt.
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