FROM STAFF REPORTS

A Statesville man was fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend.

Andrew Vincent Wanat, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident that occurred on Arey Road near the intersection of Wallace Springs Road about 4:10 p.m. on Saturday, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.

Wanat was traveling west on Arey Road in a 2000 Toyota Camry that veered off the right side of the road, hit a ditch and overturned, troopers said in an accident report. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle.

The Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash, but troopers believe excessive speed was a factor in the accident.

Arey Road was closed for about two hours following the crash.