Cabarrus County resident dies in accident on N.C. 73 in Albemarle
Published 3:45 pm Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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A Concord resident was killed Wednesday morning after his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer along N.C. Highway 73 in Albemarle, according to Highway Patrol.
Steven Hand, 50, was traveling east shortly before 8 a.m. on N.C. 73 between Hatley Farm Road and Austin Road when his Mazda CX9 pulled into the left lane and hit the tractor trailer, Highway Patrol reported. The trailer traveled off the right side of the road and overturned.
Hand died of his injuries.
The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.
The trailer was loaded with PVC deck railing, which spilled out onto the road, causing that portion of the highway to be closed, according to Highway Patrol.
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Chris Miller has been with the SNAP since January 2019. He is a graduate of NC State and received his Master's in Journalism from the University of Maryland. He previously wrote for the Capital News Service in Annapolis, where many of his stories on immigration and culture were published in national papers via the AP wire.
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