Victim identified as a resident of Young Harris, Ga.
A fatal vehicle crash led to temporary closure of N.C. 141 in Peachtree Sunday morning.
Ronnie Massey, 51, of Young Harris, Ga., was pronounced dead at the scene. It is believed he may have fallen asleep at the wheel and his vehicle, a 2009 Mercury four-door, drifted off the road, hit an embankment, jumped Peachtree Creek and crashed into a tree.
The crash was reported at about 10 a.m. at N.C.141 just north of Muscadine Lane, although State Trooper Austin Love, who is investigating the crash, said the time of the accident is unknown.
Traffic was detoured for a time. Peachtree Fire & Rescue and the N.C. Highway Patrol were among agencies that responded.
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