CHOWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — A 43-year-old woman from Chowan County died in a crash Sunday evening.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the one-vehicle crash happened around 7:26 p.m. Sunday on Rocky Hock Road.
A 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling east on Rocky Hock Road at a “high rate of speed” when the driver lost control and hit a tree.
NC Highway Patrol said the vehicle was split in two between the front and back seats. The front part of the car came to a rest about 11 feet away from the rest of the vehicle.
Officials said it’s unknown if alcohol played a factor in the crash, but it was noted that there was no smell of alcohol at the scene.
The driver was identified as 43-year-old Joy Marie Nixon from Chowan County
