1 killed, 2 injured in head-on collision

Tommy Lynn Wilson, 42, of Graham was driving a Hyundai Elantra south on N.C. 87 near Boy Wood Road about 6:45 a.m. when he went left of center and collided with a Chevrolet Malibu that was going north, the N.C. State Highway Patrol said.

A front seat passenger in Wilson’s vehicle had serious, life-threatening injuries and was taken to Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, where she died. Wilson and the Malibu’s driver, Nora Spoon Shelley, 86, of Graham, had serious injuries and were taken to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.

This collision is still under investigation. Troopers were to meet with the Alamance County District Attorney’s Office regarding charges, the Highway Patrol said.

N.C. 87 near Boy Wood Road was closed for about two hours during the investigation.