WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WNCN) — A young man from Wake Forest died in a crash along U.S. 1 Sunday evening, officials said.
The crash was reported just after 7:30 p.m. along U.S. 1 at the Wake/Franklin county line at Wall Road, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper J.T. Southerland.
The wreck happened as the man was driving south in a Honda Accord on U.S. 1, Southerland said.
The driver veered off the road and hit a utility pole. The driver then died, the trooper said.
No other vehicles were involved. The man’s name was not released Sunday night.
Officials said it’s unclear what caused the wreck.