Highway Patrol investigating fatal crash in Monkey Junction

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY)  — A Lincolnton man was hit and killed by a vehicle in the Monkey Junction area Sunday night.

The call for first responders came in a little before 9:30 p.m. Sunday for a person hit in Monkey Junction, along South College Road where it turns into Carolina Beach Road.

According to First Sgt. King with the State Highway Patrol, Randy Dean Williams, 51, died after walking in front of a moving truck.

First Sgt. King said the driver was not speeding or impaired and is not facing charges.