Morganton, NC : Bill Smith, 79, killed in ATV crash near Salem Road on Monday, February 6, 2017
Morganton, North Carolina
A man was killed after his all-terrain vehicle overturned into a creek Monday in Morganton.
Bill Smith, 79, of Morganton, was killed after his ATV overturned into a creek near Salem Road, Capt. Brad Browning, with Burke EMS, said.
“It looked like he was running a farm-utility vehicle and it looked like (the two tires on the passenger side) got too close to the creek bank and slide off,” Browning said.
Smith had been missing for two to three hours, he said.
“His family went to look for him and found him in the creek,” Browning said.
Authorities were called out to the scene at approximately 2:30 p.m.
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Morganton man killed in ATV crash