NC Man Killed In Saturday Bessemer City Cherryville Hwy Crash Identified As Gary Welch

DALLAS, NC. (THECOUNT) — Gary Welch, of Dallas, NC, has been identified as the victim killed in a two-vehicle collision on Saturday in Bessemer City, NC, according to the Highway Patrol.

Welch, 26, was traveling eastbound on Cherryville Highway around 5:30 p.m. Saturday when the fatal crash occurred.

The victim collided with another vehicle while attempting to make a left turn onto Costner School Road in Bessemer City, according to the Highway Patrol.

Welch was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the crash. at the scene.

Two people from the other vehicle were taken by ambulance to CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia with minor injuries. source

Anyone with possible information on the crash should contact police at 911.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved young father:

Dallas is a small town in Gaston County, North Carolina, and a suburb of Charlotte, located north of Gastonia. The population was 4,488 at the 2010 census. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States under James K. Polk, according to Wikipedia.