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Man in wheelchair killed in hit-and-run

A man in a motorized wheelchair was killed while crossing the on-ramp to Interstate 52 in Winston-Salem late Friday.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A man in a motorized wheelchair was killed while crossing the on-ramp to Interstate 52 in Winston-Salem late Friday.

Police said that Ronald Lee Watson, 38, was traveling north in the 1200 block of Liberty Street shortly before 11 p.m., and a silver Chevrolet SUV struck him as he crossed the on-ramp. Witnesses said the driver of the SUV stopped briefly but then left, going south on U.S. 52.

Watson died at North Carolina Baptist Hospital.

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run should call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800.

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