RFP Staff
♦ Brandy Jackie Barnhardt, 41, of Edmiston Road in West Rowan died tragically when her Oldsmobile Bravada struck guardrail on the 800 block of Edmiston Road and tumbled down an embankment. Barnhardt apparently lost control of the SUV prior to impact with the guardrail on a stretch of road where the speed limit was 55 miles per hour. The vehicle ended up on an embankment beside Back Creek. Barnhardt, not wearing a seatbelt, was flung free of the vehicle.
According to sources speed was allegedly a contributing factor to the accident. The incident occurred sometime after 4:40 p.m. Wednesday.
A driver, seeing the wreck, pulled over and attempted to apply CPR before the West Rowan Fire Department arrived and stepped in. They were unable to save her. The Rowan County Rescue Squad, Rowan Emergency Services, and Locke Fire Department were also on the scene.
The 800 to 900 blocks Edmiston Road were blocked off from traffic as the NC Highway Patrol investigated the accident scene.
The Late Brandy Jackie Barnhardt:
