Hampstead woman charged in deadly motorcycle crash

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Hampstead woman faces charges in a motorcycle crash that killed a Jacksonville man.

The crash happened just before 3:00 p.m. Sunday on Highway 53 near Shaw Highway in Pender County.

The NC Highway Patrol says Katherine Gall, 34, turned left into a driveway in front of an oncoming motorcycle.

The motorcycle and car collided.

The man on the motorcycle, Deochand Ramsook, 31, of Jacksonville, was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene.

Gall is charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and unsafe movement.

Investigators say alcohol was not a factor.

The investigation will continue for several days.