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Asheville police said one person is dead after a crash involving a moped and a car. Officers said the collision happened at 9:50 p.m. Friday on Patton Avenue at Mimosa Drive. Police said Graham Smith Shepley, 26, of Asheville, was operating a moped that was traveling east on Patton Avenue. Officers said Dimitiry Vasil Stynka, 34, also of Asheville, was driving a 1981 Oldsmobile sedan. Police said the sedan collided with the moped when the car began to turn left on to Mimosa Drive. Investigators said Shepley died at the scene. At this time, no charges have been filed.