FROM STAFF REPORTS

A Statesville man was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash on Friday afternoon, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol.

Tony Jason Hedrick, 52, died from his injuries after being transported to Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, troopers said in a news release.

Hedrick was traveling east on Amity Hill Road in the area of Tucker Road on a 2004 Honda about 3:30 p.m. Friday when the motorcycle left the road and hit a tree, according to the NCSHP. 

Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash.