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Driver charged with multiple felonies after cyclist killed, several injured in Wake Co. crash
ABC11 News • • nation
Key Points:
- A Wake County man, Donald Robert Morris-Jones, 76, faces multiple felony charges after striking a group of about 30 cyclists on Optimist Farm Road, resulting in one death and several injuries.
- The crash occurred just after 9:30 a.m. when Morris-Jones hit the cyclists, then fled the scene before crashing into a ditch about half a mile away.
- One bicyclist, Patrick Turner, was killed, seven others sustained serious injuries, and nearly a dozen more suffered minor to serious injuries, with victims transported to multiple hospitals.
- Authorities suspect impairment as a factor in the crash, and Morris-Jones is charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving, multiple felony hit-and-run counts, and felony injury and death by vehicle.
- Optimist Farm Road remains closed as the State Highway Patrol continues its investigation, and drivers are urged to avoid the area.
