Monroe, NC (October 09, 2026) - A 25-year-old motorcyclist died after a collision with a truck at Morgan Mill Road and the Monroe Expressway on-ramp in Monroe. The rider’s name had not been released.

The Monroe Police Department responded around 8:10 p.m. Friday. The rider suffered critical injuries and was airlifted to Atrium Health Main before later dying.

Monroe police said the truck driver allegedly failed to yield to the motorcyclist while making a left turn. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

Following the investigation, police arrested Bradey Junior Maske, 56, of Marshville, on a charge of misdemeanor death by vehicle. The charge was filed Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Funeral Expenses Are Not the Whole Loss

The death of the 25-year-old rider after the Monroe motorcycle collision raises questions beyond the cost of funeral arrangements. In a qualifying North Carolina wrongful-death action, reasonable funeral expenses and losses of services, care and companionship are distinct potential damages. A funeral bill describes the expense of arrangements; it does not measure the deceased person's place in everyday family life.

A motorcycle crash compensation lawyer can assess those losses separately rather than treating funeral expenses as the full scope of a possible claim. Under North Carolina law, the action must be brought by the deceased person's personal representative or collector, and another person's wrongful conduct must have caused the death in circumstances that would have supported a claim had the person survived. The reported death and charge do not, by themselves, establish those requirements.

Help With Questions About a Fatal Motorcycle Loss

After losing someone in a motorcycle accident, a family may be concerned about both immediate expenses and the person's absence from everyday life. A conversation with Rosensteel Fleishman can help clarify whether a wrongful-death claim may be available and which of those losses it could address, without requiring the family to put a dollar figure on them first.