Winterville man dies in car crash in Craven County, Highway Patrol says

CRAVEN COUNTY, NC (WITN) – The Highway Patrol has identified a man who died in a fiery crash in an eastern Carolina county last week.

According to police, Dana Sanford, 53, of Winterville was killed in the crash on Highway 70 on June 30.

According to investigators, Sandford was driving west on Route 70 when he veered off the road to the right and struck a tree.

We’re told a police officer and a bystander attempted to pull Sanford from the vehicle after it caught fire, but were unsuccessful.

Sanford died at the scene of the accident.

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