CHINA GROVE — The driver who died in a single-car crash on Ebenezer Road along the street that runs through China Grove Tuesday night has been identified by the NC State Highway Patrol.

Police say Jose Miguel Rosales Hernandez, 39, of Kannapolis died after the 2024 silver pickup truck he was driving went off the road just past East 22nd Street, where Ebenezer crosses a creek. According to accident reports, around 5:41 p.m. Hernandez crossed the center line and ran off the left side of the road, striking a road sign and a bridge guardrail. The truck then jumped the creek, hit an embankment and overturned.

Hernandez was not wearing a seat belt, officials said, and speed was a factor in the crash.

A passenger was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Cabarrus for non-life threatening injuries. Fire Departments Mt. Mitchell and Kannapolis along with Rowan Rescue responded to the crash, which was investigated by the highway patrol. Hernandez’s family has been notified of his death.