A Lees-McRae College freshman was killed after being hit by a pickup truck in Avery County, North Carolina (NC). The 19-year-old was training for her school’s cycling team, riding on U.S. 221 near Ginger Lane in Altamont. A Ford Ranger crossed the center line and hit her bicycle. The driver has been charged with misdemeanor…
The man now charged with causing a fatal head-on collision on Pelzer Highway/Route 8 outside of Easley, South Carolina (SC), just after 1 am, December 11, 2011, was tracked down by state police at a Columbia Greyhound bus station two days after the crash. According to WIS-TV 10, the at-fault driver had originally fled the…
A fatal head-on collision in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (NC), illustrates two incontrovertible truths about deadly accidents and wrecks that leave drivers with severe, life-threatening injuries. The first lesson from the car crash on Reynolds Road just before midnight on December 2, 2011, is that anyone can have his or her life ended or changed forever by…
Richard Clay was enjoying a ride on his bicycle on Old Highway 109 near Jolly Road when his life came to an abrupt and tragic end after he was hit and killed by an unknown vehicle. The at-fault driver decided to flee the scene of the accident and leave Clay to fend for himself. View Larger…
Hitting someone is bad, but fleeing the scene of the accident is reprehensible. Not only is this morally wrong, but it is illegal. Unfortunately, hit-and-run accidents still occur in North Carolina (NC). Take, for example, the recent accident that occurred in Burke County. Stephen and Kevin Moody, father and son respectively, were enjoying a ride…