A 55-year-old woman died in a head-on crash south of West Caldwell High School in Gamewell on Saturday, according to the State Highway Patrol.
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Carol Lynn Gilbert of Lenoir was killed after crossing the center line while driving a 2012 Hyundai on U.S. 64 near Beecher Anderson Road around 7:30 a.m., troopers said in a news release.
She hit a Ford F-150 driven by a Lenoir man. The F-150 driver and a young passenger were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, troopers said.
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Gilbert was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Highway Patrol. She was not wearing a seatbelt, troopers said.
No charges will be filed, according to the Highway Patrol.
This story was originally published October 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM with the headline “Woman dies in head-on crash on rural NC highway Saturday, Highway Patrol says.”
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