1 dead, at least a dozen hurt after car strikes cyclists in North Carolina
Summary
A car struck a group of more than 40 cyclists in Wake County, North Carolina, on Saturday morning, killing one person and injuring others. Authorities say the driver left the scene, later crashed into a ditch and was arrested on multiple charges, including driving while impaired.Key Facts
- The crash happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on a Wake County road.
- State Highway Patrol said a westbound black Infiniti crossed the center line and hit cyclists traveling east.
- The driver continued about half a mile before crashing into a ditch, authorities said.
- The person killed was identified as 63-year-old Patrick Allen Turner of Cary, North Carolina.
- The fire chief said seven people went to a hospital with major injuries and 15 others had minor injuries; the Highway Patrol reported about a dozen injured.
- Authorities arrested 76-year-old Donald Robert Morris-Jones of Apex, North Carolina.
- Morris-Jones faces charges including felony death by vehicle, felony hit-and-run involving serious injury or death, reckless driving and driving while impaired.
- He is being held on $1 million bond.
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