Coroner Donnie Grimsley at the scene early Friday morning.

By Betsy Finklea
Coroner Donnie Grimsley has released the identity of the person found in connection with the car in the water at Harllee’s Bridge on Thursday.
Grimsley identifies the man as Jamal Tyree Smith, a 30-year-old black male, of Rowland, North Carolina. An autopsy was being performed early Friday evening, and the cause of death is under investigation, Grimsley said.