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1 killed, 22 injured after elderly driver suspected to be impaired strikes cyclists in North Carolina, officials say
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Key Points:
- At least one person died and 22 others were injured when a 76-year-old driver struck a group of cyclists in Wake County, North Carolina, shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
- The vehicle crossed the center line, fled the scene, and then ran off the road, colliding with a ditch, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
- Seven injured individuals were taken to trauma centers, while 15 others were treated at local hospitals, as reported by the Holly Springs Fire Department.
- The driver, Donald Robert Morris-Jones of Apex, North Carolina, is in custody awaiting charges, with impairment suspected as a factor in the crash.
- The incident occurred on a wooded, winding two-lane road about 14 miles southwest of Raleigh, where law enforcement was seen inspecting the scene and the damaged bicycles.
