Draggin' Jeans creator dies on NC Hwy 181

[Andy Perry]

Hal Baxter, 62, a Hickory, NC car dealer and the owner of Fast Company, the
maker of kevlar-reinforced jeans, died in a motorcycle accident on NC 181
north of Morganton, NC.  The first line of Draggin' Jeans is called 181.
Baxter lost control of his bike and hit a tractor-trailer head-on.