Man Found Dead in Car After Accident

Christina Cole

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After a car accident, Monday, Police found a young man dead in his vehicle.

The man, 25, was driving a 1998 Chevy Cavalier that was severely damaged in the accident that occurred at 1a.m., near the intersection of Wrightsville Avenue and Floral Parkway, police said.

The car accident is under investigation as officials try to piece together what caused the man to veer off the right side of the road while traveling west on Wrightsville Avenue.

Initial reports indicate his vehicle left the road, crashed into a concrete driveway and became airborne. The vehicle hit a tree, went up on a small hill and crashed into another tree.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the car on it's side and the roof was crushed. There was no evidence of drugs or alcohol and the man was wearing his seatbelt.