It happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 4400 block of Zebulon Road.
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Authorities said a 1996 Acura Integra was going north on NC 96 toward Wake Forest when the driver, 19-year-old Christopher Andrew Welker of Wendell, ran off the right side of the roadway, over corrected and crossed left of center, going off the road again.
His vehicle then hit a ditch, overturned, struck a tree and came to a stop on its roof.
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According to authorities, Welker was the only person in the car. He died at the scene.
Officials said Welker was wearing his seat belt, and speed was a contributing factor in the collision.
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