A collision between a driver and a pedestrian in Chapel Hill Thursday night ended with a trip to the hospital and minor charges being issued.

The Chapel Hill Police Department confirmed to Chapelboro that police officers and members of the Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a call about a pedestrian being injured along East Franklin Street around 7:35 p.m. The collision, which happened between Couch Road and South Estes Drive, also drew Orange County EMS and UNC Police responders according to photos from the scene.

Chapel Hill Police said the pedestrian was clipped while using a crosswalk across East Franklin Street. The victim was transported to UNC Hospitals for treatment of their injuries before being released on Thursday. The driver, 22-year-old Durham resident Kiana Lashawn Jones, is charged with speeding and failure to yield from the incident.

The incident marks the second pedestrian-involved collision along East Franklin Street in 2022. The Town of Chapel Hill’s Vision Zero dashboard, which tracks reported collisions by drivers with pedestrians or bicyclists, indicates there was a collision on January 19 that resulted in minor injuries for a pedestrian. Earlier in September, a person standing in the road was struck and died along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Perkins Drive.

From 2017-2021, the Town of Chapel Hill has reported 192 crashes between vehicles and bicycles or vehicles and pedestrians. In that time, five of the bicyclists or pedestrians died, while another 11 experienced serious injury. Additional statistics can be found at the town’s Vision Zero page, which is part of Chapel Hill’s resolution to “eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2031.”

 

Photo via Aidan Hunt.

Chapelboro.com does not charge subscription fees, and you can directly support our efforts in local journalism here. Want more of what you see on Chapelboro? Let us bring free local news and community information to you by signing up for our biweekly newsletter.

 

Related Stories
‹
Chapel Hill Police Investigating Armed Carjacking on East Franklin Street
The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating an armed carjacking which took place at The Siena Hotel early Saturday morning. Police say they responded to initial reports of the carjacking at around 2:25 a.m. Investigators reportedly determined three men stole a vehicle outside the hotel, located at 1505 East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, […]
Crash and Vehicle Fire Briefly Close E. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill; 2 Injured
A crash in a residential area of East Franklin Street briefly closed the road and led to a vehicle fire, according to the Town of Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill Crash Injures 2, Closes Nearly All Lanes of Fordham Blvd
A five-vehicle crash in Chapel Hill sent two people to the hospital on Saturday evening and caused a temporary road closure of a busy intersection.
Chapel Hill Police: Man Charged for Shots Fired on Franklin Street
Chapel Hill Police have arrested and charged a man following gunshots on the 100 block of East Franklin Street just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a release from the department. Officers say Joe Antonio Tyson, 37, fired shots upward into the air following an argument. No injuries have been reported. “Our downtown officers […]
Chapel Hill Police: Early Morning Crash Kills 1, Injures 2
A passenger died after a vehicle crash in Chapel Hill during the early morning hours of Sunday, according to police.
Police: Car Crash Into Tree Kills 2 in Chapel Hill
Two people died Tuesday night after a car crash struck a tree near the Meadowmont Village neighborhood in Chapel Hill, according to police. A release from the town government early Wednesday morning said both the Chapel Hill Police and Chapel Hill Fire departments responded to a report of a vehicle on fire around 9:40 p.m. […]
Chapel Hill Police Charge Man with Kidnapping After Amber Alert
The Chapel Hill Police Department charged a man with first degree kidnapping and larceny late on Monday after issuing an AMBER Alert and starting a search for a five-year-old girl. In a release Tuesday morning, the department said 28-year-old Dustin Taylor Oakley was taken into custody after he allegedly stole a dark blue 2003 Dodge […]
Chapel Hill Fire: 4 Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash that Closed Road
A fiery single-vehicle crash led to several trips to the hospital and a road closure late Friday night, according to the Chapel Hill Fire Department. Emergency services responded to calls of a crash shortly after 9:30 p.m. and sent out a social media alert after 10 p.m. about the closure of Seawell School Road near […]
Chapel Hill Police Arrest 1 for Indecent Exposure; 2 More Cases Being Investigated
The Chapel Hill Police Department said it is investigating three recent reports of indecent exposure downtown, with one person already charged for one of the incidents.
Chapel Hill Police: Pedestrian Struck, Driver Charged in Franklin Street Collision
A collision between a driver and a pedestrian in Chapel Hill Thursday night ended with a trip to the hospital and minor charges being issued. The Chapel Hill Police Department confirmed to Chapelboro that police officers and members of the Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a call about a pedestrian being injured along East […]
›