GASTON COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Maurice Lenelle Davis, of Gastonia, North Carolina, has been identified as the victim in a Monday morning vehicle crash in Gaston County.

Davis, 48, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Gastonia Monday morning.

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According to reports, Davis was operating a Nissan Sentra near his home on Laurel Lane at Robinwood Road, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 7:30 a.m. Monday. The vehicle then made contact with a substantial tree.

Davis was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Gaston County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 206,086. The county seat is Gastonia. Dallas served as the original county seat from 1846 until 1911. Gaston County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.