ROCKINGHAM — One person died and another was airlifted following a one-vehicle wreck over the weekend.
According to the N.C. State Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Aaliyah Jones was driving down State Road 1475 — which is McDonald Church Road — around 5 p.m. Sunday when she ran off the road to the left and hit a tree.
The driver died as a result of the crash, troopers say.
A passenger, whom troopers did not identify, was airlifted and is still being treated for injuries at a hospital.
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Troopers say it appears that speed was a factor but there are no indications of other contributing circumstances.
