Pedestrian Struck in Chapel Hill

With students coming back to campus and the first week of classes commencing, newly hired UNC chief of police Brian James says he is excited to build community trust and keep the school safe this semester.

A driver has been charged after hitting a pedestrian on a major Chapel Hill street last week. Police said on Monday that 20-year-old Terry Tyrone Green has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Officers responded to the pedestrian crosswalk on East Franklin Street between Estes Drive and Elliot Road […]

The pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle in northern Chapel Hill last Friday has died. Police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the pedestrian – 60-year-old Carey Canon, of Chapel Hill – died at UNC Hospitals on Tuesday. Emergency crews responded to the scene at the intersection of Westminster and Banks drives around 8 a.m. Friday, […]

A pedestrian was transported to UNC Hospitals after being struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning in Chapel Hill, according to police. Authorities said officers responded to the collision around 7:10 a.m. at Northfield Drive and Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard. The pedestrian was transported to UNC Hospitals for observations with injuries that police did […]

Pittsboro Police are asking for public assistance locating an individual who allegedly fled the scene after striking two pedestrians Wednesday night. Authorities said in a release that 27-year-old Dominique Bland and 30-year-old Vara Kricker were struck by a vehicle while walking in the street on Sanford Road around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle that struck […]

Police identified the victim in Sunday’s collision.**** A pedestrian was struck and killed on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard in Chapel Hill on Sunday night. Police say the collision occurred around 8:30 p.m. Sunday near Critz Drive. The crash caused both northbound lanes of the thoroughfare to be closed Sunday night. The pedestrian was […]

A Chapel Hill Police spokesman confirmed that 56-year-old Stephen Daniel Taylor, of Chapel Hill, was killed when he was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday night. Police officials said the collision was on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard at Westminster Drive near the intersection with Weaver Dairy Road. Authorities say the wreck was reported around […]

Chapel Hill Police are warning residents against “virtual kidnappings.” This is the latest attempt from local law enforcement to warn residents about ongoing scams. In the scenario put forward by Chapel Hill Police, in virtual kidnappings no one has actually been kidnapped but “through deceptions and threats, they coerce victims to pay a quick ransom […]

Chapel Hill Police have arrested a woman in connection with a hit and run involving a pedestrian. Chapel Hill Police Lieutenant Josh Mecimore says police responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck on Fountain Ridge Road at Highview Drive at 8:25 last Tuesday night. The pedestrian was suffering from non-life threatening injuries, according […]

A pedestrian was struck near Chapel Hill Town Hall on Monday evening. Chapel Hill Police officials confirmed that a 26-year-old graduate student at UNC was struck while in the crosswalk. The driver in the incident was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials.