Sad News: Thursday evening, 16-year-old junior Nicole Bowman, was on her way home from volleyball practice with her brother Luke Bowman, 14, a freshman and soccer player at East Lincoln High school. She stopped for gas at East Lincoln Minimart, a gas station and convenience store six miles west of the school. As she pulled onto N.C. 73, she was hit on the driver’s side by a pickup truck traveling east, highway patrol officers said and was killed in the car collision. The driver of the truck, Dan James Farnsworth, suffered minor injuries. Police say he won’t be charged in the incident. Her brother was taken to Lincoln Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition Friday morning. Nicole is the granddaughter of NASCAR driver Dick Trickle, who also lives in Iron Station, NC. Nicole was well-known at the school for excellence in academics as well as athletics. The honors student played volleyball, basketball and softball for the school. Visitation is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Dorothy’s Catholic Church on Highway 27 in Lincolnton. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church.(Charlotte Observer)(8-18-2001), see the Dick Trickle Fanclub site for their address for cards or condolences (8-17-2001)
