FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Mooresville Police Department is investigating a traffic crash that claimed the life of a Maiden man on Monday evening.

About 6:23 p.m. Monday, officers responded to the scene of a crash near the intersection of Highway 150 and Gresham Lane, according to an MPD news release,

Officers discovered that a passenger car traveling westbound had crossed the center lane and collided head-on with an SUV traveling eastbound, police said.

The driver of the passenger car, Adam Cooper, 34, of Maiden was transported to Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash.

The driver and passenger of the SUV were transported to a local hospital for minor injuries.

MPD’s Traffic Unit is investigating the crash.

MPD was assisted at the scene of this accident by Mooresville Fire-Rescue and Iredell County EMS personnel.