GRAHAM, NC. (THECOUNT) — Leonardo Jubar Escalera, of Graham, North Carolina, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Alamance County single-vehicle crash on New Year’s Day, according to reports.
Escalera, 16, was believed to be speeding when he crashed a vehicle on Snow Camp Road on early Wednesday morning, according to NCHP.
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According to reports, Escalera was operating a vehicle on Snow Camp Road and Clark Road, near Snow Camp Solar, in Alamance County, when for unconfirmed reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The vehicle then made contact with a stop sign, a power pole and a substantial tree.
Escalera was the sole occupant of the vehicle, reports MyFox8.
He was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
Troopers noted that Escalera was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the violent crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved man:
(Translated) “You take a piece of our heart beautiful daddy of each of those who love you so much and we saw you grow only 16 years my old and now God decided to take you with him and leave us this great shame and that we still do not assimilated and we will never But God has his purposes and save what he does we will always remember you and we will take you in our hearts I love you so much…”
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Geo quick facts: Graham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the population was 14,153. It is the county seat of Alamance County – Wikipedia.