Woman killed in hit-and-run, man killed in separate crash in east Raleigh

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run on Poole Road in Raleigh Saturday night. Less than an hour later and less than a mile away, a man died in a separate crash.

Just before 7 p.m., police responded to the 2000 block of Poole Road, where a woman had been hit by a white pickup truck. Donna Faye Norman, 53, was taken to the hospital where she later died.

Investigators determined Norman was not a designated crosswalk while walking on the road. Police said she was struck by a white four-door pickup truck traveling southeast on Poole Road. The driver of the white pickup truck continued driving on Poole Road after hitting Norman.

Poole Road was closed for several hours and reopened around 1 a.m.

This hit-and-run investigation is ongoing.

Man dies in crash on MLK Jr. Blvd

Around 7:43 p.m., a man and a juvenile were in a white pickup truck that crashed in the 1800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The man, 57-year-old Donald Lawrence Morgan, died at the scene. The juvenile was taken to a hospital and is expected to live.

Investigators determined Morgan was driving east on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when a vehicle stopped in the right travel lane in front of him. Morgan swerved to avoid hitting the vehicle and struck the curb line. Morgan’s pickup truck then rolled over into the oncoming traffic lanes, striking a mailbox and landing on the passenger side.

Morgan was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. He was ejected from the vehicle and died as a result of his injuries.

Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was closed for several hours and reopened around 1 a.m.

WRAL News is working to learn if the incidents are connected, given the time, geographic proximity and both incidents involved a white pickup truck.