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Site SearchRaleigh, N.C. — The driver who caused a chain-reaction accident that killed a pedestrian has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle.
The victim, described only as a man in his early 60s, was transported to a nearby hospital shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday with life-threatening injuries. His name was not released pending notification of his next of kin.
Investigators said two vehicles were involved in the crash at the 1700 block of South Saunders Street. A Toyota had stopped to let the man cross a parking-area driveway when a Kia driven by Janechka Richards Nunn failed to slow, hitting the Toyota from behind, pushing it through a turn and into the pedestrian, police said.
Nunn's charges were upgraded Thursday after the pedstrian died of his injuries.
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The key points to take away from this tragedy are:
1. pay attention
and
2. don't turn your wheels until you start moving into a turn - *especially if you're turning left at a busy intersection*.
May 8, 2008 4:08 p.m.
According to a police report, Lisa Johnson Lewis, 28, of Kenly was turning into a parking lot off South Saunders Street when she stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross the lot's entrance. When she stopped, the report states, the Kia Sedona minivan behind her did not, sending her Toyota 4Runner barreling over the pedestrian.
In short, Lisa did exactly what she was supposed to do and was letting the pedestrian cross and not hit him. The Kia was ignoring the fact that she was turning, probably close to tailgating and wham! Now we have a person dead because some idiot was driving like they owned the road and flat out not paying 100% attention. If you are talking on a phone, headset or not, you cannot pay 100% attention to the job of driving. If you think you can try doing that when you go to get your license if you have to take a road test. See what the examiner does then.
May 8, 2008 8:40 a.m.
May 8, 2008 7:30 a.m.
May 7, 2008 5:05 p.m.
Drivers often are required to stop in the middle of the road and at green lights such as when:
- Waiting for pedestrians to clear the crosswalk before turning right. - Waiting for stopped or congested traffic ahead of them - Following the directions of a police officer or crossing guard - Waiting for oncoming traffic to clear before turning left - Preparing to pull into on-street parking
and so forth.
All drivers must be prepared to stop their vehicles when other drivers ahead of them stop.
May 7, 2008 5:05 p.m.