A Catawba County motorcyclist was killed after a crash on N.C. Highway 10 in Claremont on Tuesday.

Eric Scott Dugger, 34, of Newton, died at the scene. Troy Lawrence Griffith, 55, of Cumming, Georgia, is charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and failure to yield the right of way, N.C. State Highway Patrol Master Trooper Christopher Casey said in a news release.

State troopers responded to the crash at the intersection of N.C. Highway 10 and Shiloh Road shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday. A 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, trying to turn left from Shiloh Road, pulled into the path of an eastbound 2006 Suzuki motorcycle, Casey said.

Dugger was identified as the motorcyclist. Griffith was identified as the Silverado driver, Casey said.

During the on-scene investigation, the highway was closed i

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