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Man dies in single-car accident in Kannapolis

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 3:00 AM | Printer friendly version | E-mail to a friend |

Staff report

KANNAPOLIS — Police are investigating a traffic death that occurred early Tuesday morning.

A Concord teenager died when his truck ran off the road and struck a tree. The crash happened in the 2200 block of Trinity Church Road at 1:51 a.m.

Samuel Augustus Bradshaw, 18, of 671 Sportsman Drive, was driving a 1995 Ford Ranger pickup north on Trinity Church Road.

The vehicle went off the right side of the road and struck a large tree. The damage caused by the impact was substantial, contributing to the death of the driver, a statement said.

Alcohol was not a factor, said Capt. Pat Patty of the Kannapolis Police Department.

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