Durham police arrest suspect in hit and run
Cornelius Lee Baldwin, 26, of 1404-B Liberty St. in Durham is a suspect in a hit-and-run Hillsborough Road.
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Police said Baldwin led a Durham officer in a high-speed chase from N.C. Highway 147 onto U.S. Highway 15/501 and then onto Hillsborough Road where he hit a car being driven by Walter B. Paschall, 84, of 5143 Old Hillsborough Road.
After the collision, police said Baldwin fled the scene on foot, heading toward the Hillandale Golf Course.
Paschall suffered a broken pelvis and two punctured lungs when his vehicle was hit on the passenger side. He was taken to Duke Medical Center where he was listed in serious condition Thursday afternoon.
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