Buncombe deputies identify man found dead on US 70 in Swannanoa
Deputies identified the man found dead in the U.S. 70 roadway as 71-year-old Saeid Mohammad Khoshnoud and are still seeking witnesses.
Buncombe County deputies have identified the man found dead on U.S. Highway 70 in Swannanoa as 71-year-old Saeid Mohammad Khoshnoud. The sheriff’s office said investigators are still working to determine exactly what happened and are asking the public for help.
Deputies said Khoshnoud was discovered around 11 p.m. Monday, June 8, after a report of a pedestrian involved in a motor vehicle crash at 1916 U.S. Highway 70 in Swannanoa. The location is near Appalachian Creek Nursery and a Shell gas station, in a stretch of road that runs through the small unincorporated community about 10 miles east of Asheville.
First responders from the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, Swannanoa Fire, Buncombe EMS and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to the scene. They found Khoshnoud lying in the roadway with serious injuries and took him to Mission Hospital, where he later died.
The identification gives investigators a name and helps focus the case on what led to the deadly roadside incident. Detectives are still trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding the crash and whether anyone saw the events that led up to it.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office at 828-250-4462.
This article was produced by Prism’s automated news system from verified source data, official records, and press releases, then run through automated quality and moderation checks before publishing. The system is built and supervised by the people who set the standards it runs under. Read our full AI policy.
Did this article answer your question?
