Cyclist killed and others injured in North Carolina crash
Crime · First reported 7 Nov, 21:02 · Updated 21:28
A driver struck a group of cyclists on Optimist Farm Road in Wake County, killing one rider. Reports differ on the number injured; authorities suspected impairment, and the driver was taken into custody. (2fde4666-90e3-4823-97fc-2c638b2c4d31; 62d3fe72-f5b3-4d98-9424-3819304f85f1)
- The crash happened Saturday morning on Optimist Farm Road in Wake County, southwest of Raleigh.
- Reports say one cyclist died. They differ on the number injured: NBC News reported at least 12, while the New York Post reported 20.
- Authorities said the driver crossed the center line and struck the cyclists, then continued before crashing into a ditch about half a mile away.
- Officials suspected impairment. The driver was taken into custody and booked on a driving-while-impaired charge, according to NBC News.
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- Location
- Optimist Farm Road, Wake County, North Carolina
- Deaths
- One cyclist
- Injuries reported
- At least 12 in NBC News; 20 in the New York Post
- Driver named
- Donald Robert Morris-Jones, 76
- Bond reported
- $1 million secured bond, according to the New York Post
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