WEST END, N.C. (THECOUNT) — Angela Rouse, 61, of the Eagle Springs area, has been identified as the woman killed Wednesday afternoon in a rollover crash in Moore County, North Carolina, near the Sandhills region.
“Angie” Rouse was driving a Ford F-150 and was the truck’s sole occupant when the crash occurred shortly after 2 p.m. near Beulah Hill Church Road and Dormie Drive in West End, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
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Sergeant Smith with the N.C. Highway Patrol told Sandhills Sentinel that Rouse drove off the side of the road and overcorrected, causing her to lose control of the pickup.
The truck overturned several times, and Rouse was ejected from the vehicle. Smith confirmed that Rouse was not wearing a seatbelt and that speed contributed to the crash.
Authorities blocked access to the area while troopers investigated the fatal wreck and crews cleared the scene.
The crash occurred near Beulah Hill Church Road and Dormie Drive in the West End area of Moore County, part of North Carolina’s Sandhills region.
Google Maps: Beulah Hill Church Road and Dormie Drive, West End, NC (approximate crash location)
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