Articles Posted in North Carolina Pedestrian Accidents

A pedestrian in Wilmington NC suffered a broken leg after being hit by an impaired driver.  The accident happened early Monday morning near the intersection of Market Street and Dapple Court.

According to available information, the impaired driver was speeding on Market Street and attempted to flee police by turning onto Dapple Court.  The driver hit a curb and then struck the pedestrian before crashing into a retention pond in front of the Staybridge Suites.  The driver has been charged with felony hit-and-run, DWI, failure to maintain lane and felony serious injury by vehicle while impaired.

There is no additional information regarding the injured pedestrian.

A woman named Kimberly Bruner was seriously injured when she was hit by a vehicle in Reidsville, North Carolina last Tuesday.  The accident happened near Morehead Street and Main Street at around 6:00 pm.

The State Highway Patrol is investigating this accident and anyone with information that may be helpful is asked to call Officer J. Joyce at 336-349-1010.

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A gentleman named Andrew Quintini was tragically killed last Thursday morning when he was hit by a hit-and-run driver in Raeford, North Carolina.  According to available information, Mr. Quintini was walking along Wayside Road when he was hit by a woman who then fled the scene.  To make matters worse, Mr. Quintini was not found until approximately two hours after the accident when family members found him in a ditch.

The driver of the offending vehicle was ultimately arrested and she has been charged with multiple crimes due to this crash.

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Early Friday morning in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a serious accident has resulted in critical injuries to a pedestrian named William Whitehead.

According to available information, a driver of a Hyundai Elantra hit Mr. Whitehead near the 7300 block of Raeford Road.  The collision happened just after 2:00 a.m.  The driver of the Hyundai has been arrested and charged with crimes including driving while impaired.  Mr. Whitehead, who is 28 years old, is in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in critical condition.

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Early Sunday morning two Durham NC pedestrians were hit by a SUV on N.C. Highway 147 near the Briggs Avenue exit.  The accident happened around 3:45 am and the driver of the SUV fled the scene but was later caught on Bedford Street and arrested.

The two pedestrians were both transported to a local hospital for medical care.  According to available information, one of the pedestrians is in critical condition and the other pedestrian is in stable condition.

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An elderly woman was hit by an SUV while crossing Third Street in Ayden, North Carolina on Saturday evening during the popular Ayden barbecue festival.

The accident happened around 9:30 pm near the intersection of Third Street and West Avenue.  According to available information, a police officer was helping the elderly woman across West Avenue when a Chevrolet Trailblazer failed to slow down and hit the woman.  The police officer was apparently waiving to the car to stop but the driver sped up anyway.  The driver has been cited for numerous violations including driving without an operator’s license and failure to reduce speed.

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Diana Valle Jimenez and Juan Soriano were apparently standing in front of a mobile home near Lumberton, North Carolina on Saturday when a pickup truck ran off the road and hit them.

The accident happened about 1.7 miles west of Lumberton on Pine Log Road near Watts Road.  The driver of the pickup ran off the right side of the road, hit a ditch, overturned and hit Ms. Jimenez and Mr. Soriano.  Tragically, Ms. Jimenez was killed and Mr. Soriano was seriously injured.

Other than speed being a possible issue, it is not clear why the truck ran off the side of the road and hopefully NC State Highway Patrol officers will be able to determine more about this serious accident.

A gentleman named Brennon Sills was tragically killed on Saturday night in a Pender County, North Carolina pedestrian accident.  The accident happened around 11:30 p.m. on NC Highway 17 near Christian Chapel Road when Mr. Sill was hit by an SUV.

There is very little information available about what happened in this crash and there is no indication as to whether charges will be filed against the driver of the SUV.

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A gentleman named Charles Kinsey was killed on Saturday evening in a hit-and-run accident in Burlington, North Carolina.  The accident happened on Sharpe Road at around 9:00 pm and involved potentially two vehicles.  One of the vehicles remained at the scene while a second vehicle fled the scene.  Police are looking for a beige or tan sedan and anyone with information is asked to call Burlington Police at 336-229-3500.

Hopefully, the diligent work of the Burlington Police Department will allow for the identification of the second vehicle involved in this accident.

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A gentleman named James Allen Lucas was killed on Wednesday afternoon in a terrible accident in Garner, North Carolina.  The accident happened on the Interstate 40 East ramp to Highway 70 east at around 4:30 pm.  According to available information, a Porsche SUV ran off the roadway and struck Mr. Lucas as he was walking.  The Porsche also struck a guardrail/bridge structure.

Mr. Lucas was 47 years old and apparently lived in Garner, NC.  Despite the apparent circumstances of this accident, police have indicated that no charges will be filed against the driver of the Porsche.

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