CATAWBA COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Rev. Scott Randolph Hammett Jr., senior pastor at Clemmons First Baptist Church, in North Carolina, has been identified as the victim in a single-vehicle crash in Catawba County on Thursday.
Hammett, 59, was operating a Honda on Interstate 40 about 12:30 p.m., when for unknown reasons, exited the roadway and struck a utility pole, according to a press release from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the violent crash. Police say it is possible Pastor suffered a medical event shortly before the crash.
The 59-year-old’s 2007 Honda Accord ran off the road to the right and collided with a light pole. He was the only one in the vehicle. Troopers are considering the possibility of a medical condition as a contributing circumstance to the collision, the press release said. source
Anyone with possible information on the crash may contact police at 911.
Clemmons is a village in Forsyth County, North Carolina and a suburb of Winston-Salem. The population was 18,627 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 19,844 in 2015, according to Wikipedia.