Conover police said the man who died in a burned vehicle on Jan. 17 was an Asheville resident.
Gordon John Robinson was found alone in his Ford Escape in a wooded area on Reese Drive last week. His car was engulfed in flames and it was not immediately apparent what happened.
His body was sent to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, where authorities determined his identity, said Lt. Mark Stump with the Conover Police Department. They confirmed it was Robinson, 64, of Asheville.
The SUV was the only vehicle involved in the wreck, and it went straight off the road and into the woods, Stump said. Conover police area still investigating the accident.
Police have said they are treating the wreck as a traffic accident, but are inclined to think Robinson had a medical condition.
On Friday, Conover Police Chief Steve Brewer said he still believes that is the situation.
“I think that more so now after talking to his family,” he said.
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