ENOCHVILLE ó A 44-year-old Kannapolis man delivering pizzas died Sunday after a driver attempted to pass in a no-passing zone on Enochville Avenue.
James Dean Crowder, 44, of 601 Forest Ave., Kannapolis, died shortly after the noon accident.
Crowder worked for Pizza Hut.
On Monday, Trooper M.T. Eason of the N.C. Highway Patrol charged Randy Lee Davis, 38, of 1176 Lempster Drive, Concord, with misdemeanor death by vehicle.
According to Eason’s report, Crowder was driving a 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier south on Enochville Avenue.
As he made a turn on to Upper Enochville Road, adjacent to the fire station, his vehicle was struck in the side by a 1989 Ford van driven by Davis.
According to the report, Davis was also traveling south on Enochville Avenue, when he pulled out to pass vehicles in front of him.
Davis passed one and then struck the turning vehicle.
Eason said the section has double yellow lines making passing illegal. Eason estimated Davis’ speed at 55 to 60 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone.
Crowder died at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast at 1 p.m.