A pedestrian incident left a woman in critical condition after an SUV collision on Raleigh’s Poole Road. CBS 17 reported that the event occurred around 12:09 a.m. earlier today, near the intersection of Poole Road and Carya Drive. Raleigh police provided a statement detailing the response to the incident and the subsequent transport of the victim to a nearby hospital; the woman’s condition remains severe.
The driver of the SUV, who was involved in the incident, showed no signs of impairment and has been cooperating with the investigation – there were no arrests or charges immediately reported, this according to information from the Raleigh Police Department shared by WRAL. The area was closed off for some time, with police activity evident, creating a barrier along Poole Road between Old Poole Road and New Hope Road and documenting the scene through evidence markers seen by eyewitnesses around 1:45 a.m.
Evidence gathering carried on into the early hours, as marked by road closures and the police surveying the SUV in question; the investigation continues to unfold. ABC 11 was present shortly after the incident, capturing the initial response by the Raleigh police, who later confirmed that the driver involved stayed at the scene and exhibited no signs of being under the influence, leaving the roadway shut down for several hours before reopening.
