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Man in wheelchair hit, killed in Raleigh

A 75-year-old man in a wheelchair was hit and killed Sunday morning near the intersection of Raleigh and Martin Luther King boulevards, authorities said.

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Man in wheelchair hit, killed
RALEIGH, N.C. — A 75-year-old man in a wheelchair was hit and killed Sunday morning near the intersection of Raleigh and Martin Luther King boulevards, authorities said.

Officers were dispatched to a crash between a car and pedestrian in a wheelchair at about 11:20 a.m.

According to a wreck report, Harold Smith, 75, was crossing east to west outside of the crosswalk on South Raleigh Boulevard when he was hit by a car driven by Kimberly Renee Jones, 37.

Smith was taken to WakeMed where he later died.

No charges have been filed, but the crash remains under investigation.

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