A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN NORTH CAROLINA HAS LEFT A JOHNSON CITY COUPLE DEAD. ACCORDING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL 33 YEAR OLD STEVEN LOVE AND HIS PASSENGER, 31 YEAR OLD MILLIE RICE WERE KILLED IN THE COLLISION ON U.S. HIGHWAY 19/23 IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. POLICE SAID LOVE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF HIS SUV WHICH, RAN OFF THE ROAD, SIDESWIPED A GUARDRAIL, THEN CAME BACK INTO THE TRAVEL LANE AND ROLLED SIX TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP. AUTHORITIES SAID SPEED WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.