Kalee Amber Treece

GASTON MOTORCYCLE FATALITY HAD TIES TO LINCOLN

By Jon Mayhew
Publisher

GASTONIA – The Carolina Scoop has learned a Gastonia woman who died in a motorcycle wreck over the weekend worked at The Brian Center in Lincolnton.

According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Kalee Amber Treece of W. Fifth Avenue, was riding with a small group of friends Saturday south of Newton. She was a passenger on a motorcycle operated by Andrew Marvin Norman, 20, of Cherryville.

Troopers said Newton Police tried to stop the motorcycle for speeding because Norman was traveling 63 in a 35 mile-per-hour zone. The bike rounded a curve and ran off the road to the left before hitting a hole in the ground.

Authorities said Treece was thrown from the motorcycle, where her body struck a fencepost and her head struck another fencepost. She was taken to Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory where she was pronounced dead.

Troopers said both Norman and Treece were wearing helmets, that Treece likely died from internal bleeding. Norman, meantime, was taken to Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory with injuries to his arms and legs.

Norman may face charges in the case because he had a motorcycle learner’s permit and wasn’t allowed to ride with a passenger. Norman currently faces charges of a restriction code violation and speeding. The NCHP will now present its case to the Catawba County District Attorney’s office.

Treece was a nursing student at Gaston College.