Impaired driver killed in Caldwell County crash

WSOCTV.com News Staff

April 7, 2024 at 10:49 AM

A Lenoir man died in a crash on Sunday morning in Caldwell County.

Troopers say David Patterson Jr., 25, was driving on Calico Road near Townsend Place when he drove off the road around 3 a.m.

He hit a tree and overturned before landing in a creek. He wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene, NCSHP says.

Troopers believe Patterson was impaired when he crashed.

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