Front Page: Holly Ridge Resident Killed in Motorcycle Accident

Topsail Times
Jun 6
1 min read

North Carolina Highway Patrol officer Ceballos-Teraoa reported that at approximately 9:43pm on Wednesday, May 21st, Dominic Anthony Michael Sciarratta, 24, of Holly Ridge, North Carolina was killed when a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old woman turned in front of his motorcycle, causing a collision. Witnesses stated that the motorcycle was traveling on Hwy 50 from Holly Ridge toward Surf City at a high rate of speed and the Toyota Rav 4 was traveling toward Holly Ridge from Surf City when it turned in front of him. Mr. Sciarratta was pronounced dead at the scene and was the only person on the 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The driver of the vehicle has been charged with Misdemeanor Death by Motor Vehicle.

Within a scope of three days, there were three vehicle accidents in the same stretch of Hwy 50 between Holly Ridge and Surf City. With all 3 accidents, speed was a factor.