Watauga Co. crash kills Belmont man

SEVEN DEVILS, N.C. (WBTV) - A Belmont man was killed in a car crash in Seven Devils Wednesday morning.

Troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said that they were called around 8:20 a.m. to North Carolina Highway 105 to reports of a wreck.

They found a 2023 Subaru Crosstrek, driven by 22-year-old Ethan Thomas Pepitone, was headed south when it crossed the center line, went off the left side of the road, hit a tree, and overturned down an embankment.

Pepitone was taken to the Watauga Medical Center and later died from his injuries.

Troopers say he was not wearing a seatbelt.

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