Five individuals, including a child, were taken to hospitals after a hit-and-run incident that transpired last night in Raleigh. The accident occurred near the 3400 block of New Hope Road, causing a car to flip and inadvertently striking pedestrians in a nearby yard. CBS 17 reported the incident just before 7:45 p.m., describing the scene close to U.S. 1 and Buffaloe Road.
Raleigh Police Department, responding rapidly to the emergency, conveyed that two adults were in the initial car hit by another vehicle, which promptly fled the scene. Just after the collision, while speeding away from the crash, the struck vehicle overturned and impacted three bystanders at 3412 New Hope Road. According to CBS 17, those three individuals—two adults and the child—sustained minor injuries.
All five of the injured were promptly taken to area hospitals and are expected to recover fully as provided by WRAL News. The police, as told by WRAL News, currently do not have a suspect in the case, and their investigation is ongoing in an attempt to gather more information on the driver who committed the hit-and-run.
The aftermath of the crash saw the Raleigh Police Department remaining at the scene, diligently searching for debris from the fleeing car, although no description of the vehicle could be ascertained, myfox8.com stated. Traffic was disrupted due to the investigation, but by 9:35 p.m., the area was cleared and normal traffic resumed along all lanes.
Raleigh authorities continue their quest for justice, appealing to the public for any information that may lead to the apprehension of the driver responsible for the injuries of five individuals and the disturbance of an otherwise placid neighborhood.
