ASHEVILLE - A man was arrested on felony charges after allegedly driving west in the eastbound lanes of I-26 and causing a fatal wreck.
Bradley Vance Lanier, 54, of Taylors, South Carolina, was driving a Tesla west in the eastbound lanes of I-26 about 2:30 p.m. Oct. 22 when he struck a Honda SUV head-on and then collided with a Honda passenger car near exit 37, N.C. Highway Patrol said Oct. 23 in a news release.
A trooper from a neighboring county arrived on scene shortly after the wreck and provided aid to a passenger in the Honda passenger car. The driver and two passengers were transported to Mission Hospital with serious injuries. One of the passengers, identified as Jimmy Lee Brooks, 42, of Leicester, was pronounced dead at Mission Hospital.
The condition of the other occupants was not known Oct. 23, N.C. Highway Patrol said.
Lanier was charged with driving while impaired, felony death by vehicle, felony serious injury, and reckless driving. He was taken to the Buncombe County Detention Facility. His bond was set at $5 million secured.
Kara Fohner is the Public Safety Reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times. Call her at 980-241-8671 or email her at kfohner@usatodayco.com.
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