Motorcyclist who caused car accident fleeing from police charged with DWI
Woman in car injured after motorcyclist runs into back of car
On July 7, 2008, a 46-year-old motorcyclist began fleeing police in Durham, North Carolina when they tried to pull him over for speeding. After a 5-minute chase, the man ran into the back of a car while traveling 110 miles-per-hour.
The driver of the car involved in the car accident was injured and transported to a hospital. The motorcyclist was also injured and is in serious condition at an area hospital.
The man faces several charges, including driving while intoxicated (DWI). In the past 10 years, he had been charged with DWI three times, and may now be charged as a habitual DWI offender.
Source: “Two injured after motorcyclist leads authorities on chase,” Wral.com, July 7, 2008.
Woman, child hurt in Iredell County, NC car accident
Suspect fleeing police hits detective’s family’s car
On July 7, 2008, police officers in Iredell County, North Carolina observed two men doing drugs in a car, and when they approached the car, the two men fled the scene. A passenger in the car jumped from the car, while the driver continued, eventually getting into a car accident.
A woman and child, the family of a detective, were in the car involved in the car accident, and were transported to an area hospital. The driver of the fleeing car also was transported to an area hospital.
Both men face felonious charges, including driving while intoxicated (DWI) and assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer.
Source: “Mother, Child Become Innocent Victims Following Police Chase,” WSOCTV.com, July 7, 2008.
Wilmington, NC police car involved in fatal car accident
Driver of Honda responsible charged with DWI
On June 28, 2008, a Wilmington, North Carolina police car was driving on Third Street when it approached an intersection, where the driver of a 2004 Honda Element made a left turn into the path of the police car, resulting in the police car getting into a car accident with the Honda.
Both drivers involved in the car accident, as well as several passengers in the Honda, were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries. The driver of the Honda, a 35-year-old man from Wilmington, was charged with driving while impaired (DWI) and driving during revocation.
Source: “Police Blotter: Wilmington police car involved in accident,” Wilmington Star News, June 30, 2008.
23-year-old faces numerous charges after hit-and-run accident kills bicyclist
Driver charged with involuntary manslaughter, DWI, reckless driving
On June 21, 2008, a 23-year-old man was crossing the Northeast Creek Bridge on Lejeune Boulevard in Jacksonville, North Carolina, when he hit two bicyclists, causing one to fall over the bridge into Northeast Creek.
The vehicle then left the scene. A witness to the car accident followed the vehicle, and the driver was eventually caught by police.
One of the bicyclists walked to a nearby business to ask for help before being transported to an area hospital, where he was treated and released for injuries sustained in the bike accident. The body of the other bicyclist, an 18-year-old from Midway Park, North Carolina, was recovered from the creek.
A passenger in the car received a serious cut on his arm during the car accident.
Police filed charges against the driver of the car in the car accident. The man was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving, driving while impaired (DWI) and three counts of hit-and-run. The driver of the car attempted to report his car stolen the morning after the fatal car accident.
His passenger was charged with two counts of fleeing the scene of an accident involving injury and death, failure to remain at the scene and not reporting the accident to authorities.
Source: Lindell Kay, “Hit-and-run driver kills cyclist,” ENCToday.com, June 23, 2008.
DWI car accident suspect charged with felony drug offenses after hit-and-run car accident
Authorities find pound of marijuana in car after car accident
On June 19, 2008, a 28-year-old man was driving on McBride Road in Mount Airy, North Carolina, when he went left of center, driving down an embankment and through a fence.
The owner of the property attempted to get the man to stop the car, which hit the property owner, who was not injured. The driver of the car drove it about a quarter-mile further down the road but wrecked again in an embankment.
A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper arrived on the scene of the car accident to allegedly find one pound of marijuana on the front floorboard of the passenger side of the car. Scales and plastic bags were later found in the car.
The man was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver; maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance; possession of drug paraphernalia; driving while impaired (DWI); hit and run/failing to stop after property damage; driving left of center; exceeding a safe speed; driving with license revoked; and failure to wear a seat belt.
He is scheduled to appear in count on July 10, 2008 for the drug charges and on September 11, 2008 for the traffic offenses.
Source: Tom Joyce, “Wreck leads to multiple charges,” The Mount Airy News, June 21, 2008.
DWI car accident sends Fort Bragg soldier, baby to hospital
Man charged with DWI, careless and reckless driving
On June 12, 2008, a 31-year-old man was driving on Ramsey Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina when his car crossed the median, hitting another car head-on. The car accident sent a 24-year-old Fort Bragg soldier and his 8-month-old son to an area hospital with injuries. The drunk driver was airlifted by helicopter to UNC Hospitals with unknown injuries.
Authorities said they received calls about the man’s erratic driving, but were unable to reach him before the car accident occurred. Police have charged the man with driving while intoxicated (DWI) and careless and reckless driving.
Source: Kelly Hinchcliffe, “Police: Drunk driver hit Fort Bragg soldier, baby,” WRAL.com, June 13, 2008.
DWI car accident on I-440 kills three, injures three
Man charged with DWI, driving wrong direction
On May 25, 2008, a 30-year-old man was driving while intoxicated (DWI) and driving the wrong way on Interstate 440 in Raleigh, North Carolina, when he got into a head-on car accident, killing three people and injuring three people, including himself.
The man was charged with DWI, three counts of felony death by motor vehicle and two counts of felony injury by motor vehicle. The DWI car accident killed a 26-year-old man and his 21-year-old brother, as well as a 14-year-old boy, all from the Raleigh area.
Source: “Accident kills 3 on Interstate 440,” ABC11.com, May 25, 2008.
Driver arrested, charged in hit-and-run DWI car accident
Six injured, one remains in critical condition
On May 18, 2008, a drunk driver got into a car accident in Raleigh, North Carolina. Authorities say the suspect crossed the center line on Cross Link Road to pass a car that was attempting to make a left turn, when the drunk driver hit the car.
Two passengers in the back of the victim’s car were thrown from the vehicle in the car accident. Six people, including both drivers, were transported to area hospitals, where five were treated and released. One remains in critical condition from injuries sustained in the DWI car accident.
The drunk driver was charged with one count of felony hit and run after fleeing the scene of the car accident, three counts of felony serious injury by vehicle, one count of driving while intoxicated (DWI), two counts of having an open container and one count of filing a false police report.
Source: “Man charged with fleeing accident,” News and Observer, May 19, 2008.
20-year-old man charged with DUI after Durham car accident
Man ran his truck into a home
On May 11, 2008, a 20-year-old man was driving in Durham, North Carolina when he got into a single-car accident, running into a home on Linwood Avenue. The owner of the residence was at home but was uninjured in the car accident.
Two men, the driver of the car an an apparent passenger, attempted to flee the scene of the car accident.
The driver of the car was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) after blowing a .14 on the breathalyzer test, almost twice the legal limit. The resident of the home hit by the car said the driver had a case of Corona in his front seat. The man responsible for the car accident was also charged with driving without a license and damage to property.
Source: “Man crashes truck into house, charged with DWI,” NBC17.com, May 11. 2008.
Drunk driver in critical condition after Asheville, NC car accident
Two women in separate car transported to hospital
On May 5, 2008, a 37-year-old woman from East Flat Rock, North Carolina was driving in Asheville when she drove left of center and got into a car accident. A 70-year-old woman and her daughter were in the other car, and were transported to Pardee Hospital.
The 37-year-old woman was driving while intoxicated (DWI) and was under the influence of narcotics at the time of the car accident. She was listed in critical condition at the hospital from injuries sustained in the car accident.
Source: “Two-car accident closes Berkeley Road,” BlueRidgeNow.com, May 6, 2008.
