CLAYTON, NC : 19-year-old driver fell asleep before fatal NC crash on US Hwy 70 near Town Centre Blvd on Sunday, 14th July 2019

Police say a 19-year-old man fell asleep while driving on US Hwy 70 and crashed into another car – killing the driver Sunday morning, WTVD reports.

Clayton officials said Gavin Eugene Knight, 19, was driving on US Hwy 70 near Town Centre Blvd around 6 a.m. when he fell asleep and crossed the median into oncoming traffic.

Knight struck and killed 35-year-old Torey Vernell Rascoe, of Clayton, who was driving in a white Nissan.

Police say Rascoe was wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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