Woman charged with hit-and-run, DWI in death of Raleigh bicyclist
A bicyclist died late Wednesday night in a hit-and-run crash in Raleigh, police said.
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According to investigators, Amy Ellen Franklin, of 208 Hyde Park Court, Cary, left the scene of the wreck after hitting 56-year-old Bryan Scott Goforth at about 11:30 p.m.
Goforth was pronounced dead at the scene.
Franklin was arrested about an hour later when officers conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Cross Link and Hadley roads.
Franklin is charged with felony hit and run, felony death by motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated.
In addition, Franklin was charged with texting while driving and having an open container in her vehicle.
Franklin was being held Thursday on a $505,000 bond and was scheduled to make a first court appearance Friday.
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