WOMAN CRITICALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT

Photo by Jon Mayhew/TCS
A Lincolnton woman suffered life-threatening injuries after a one-car accident early Tuesday morning at Ivey Church Road and East Highway 150.

By Jon Mayhew

PUMPKIN CENTER -- A Lincolnton woman is critically injured after she loses control of her car on East Highway 150 and Ivey Church Road.

According to North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper J.M. Futrell, Nina Keith was traveling west on Highway 150 when she tried to make a right turn onto Ivey Church Road near Pumpkin Center Self Storage.

Futrell said that Keith was traveling too fast while making the turn.

"She lost control of her vehicle and hit a stop sign," said Futrell. "Then she hit a tree, which caused her to spin around, hit a chain-link fence and plow over an embankment."

Futrell called Keith's injuries serious and life-threatening. Authorities wanted to airlift her to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte; however, it was too foggy in Charlotte for Med Center Air to fly out.

Keith was taken by Lincoln EMS to Charlotte. A hospital spokesperson early Tuesday morning said Keith had not yet been admitted to the hospital.

Pumpkin Center firefighters arriving on the scene noticed a child car seat in the vehicle. Since the victim was unresponsive, authorities searched the area around the accident scene to see if anyone had been ejected from the vehicle.

Keith was the only occupant in the vehicle.

Futrell estimated Keith's speed at the time of the accident based on the amount of skid marks before and after impact. There were a total of 274 feet of skid marks.

"She was probably going about 60-65 miles per hour, and that's an estimate," said Futrell.

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