2 dead, more than 1,000 incidents on NC roads on Sunday

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina authorities saw a spike in wrecks on Sunday with two deadly crashes and with more than 1,000 incident calls for Sunday until 3 p.m., officials said.

One deadly crash happened late Sunday morning when a vehicle slid off a highway south of Asheboro and went down an embankment and then hit a tree in Montgomery County, according to N.C. Governor Roy Cooper.

One person died in the wreck and two people were injured, Cooper said at a 4 p.m. briefing.

Troopers identified the victim as Olvia Vera, 44.

Overall, there were 346 statewide calls for crashes for the N.C. State Highway Patrol for Sunday until 3 p.m.  There were 704 calls for service, which are for incidents other than wrecks, during the same period on Sunday.

Sunday evening, officials said the total number of statewide crashes is 1,505 starting midnight Friday through 6 p.m. Sunday. The calls for service are now at 3,146 for the same period.

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