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9/18/2011
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NC Pedestrian Killed in north Charlotte Car Crash

A 29-year-old drunk driver struck and killed a female pedestrian in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) during July 2011. According to wbtv.com, the accident happened right before 11 pm as the victim crossed North Tryon Street near Guy E. Suddreth Avenue. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said the woman who lost her life was 55 and died from injuries she sustained in the collision despite being taken to the hospital.

Police further said the at-fault originally left the scene of the accident before soon returning. A field sobriety test indicated the driver was impaired. The driver was subsequently arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, driving while impaired, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

This pedestrian fatality illustrates the damage that can occur in a car accident.  When people drive while intoxicated, someone’s life can unexpectedly end forever.

As North Carolina personal injury attorneys, my colleagues and I have helped victims of many pedestrian accidents. In 2008, for example, the firm assisted a pedestrian hit by a car at a crosswalk settle a case for $100,000. Our client had suffered a serious leg injury.

To learn more about what to do when you or a loved one gets hurt in a car accident, check out our online library of articles devoted to the subject.

LC



Category: Carolina Car & Motorcycle Accidents



About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law. We maintain office in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), on East Elizabeth Street, and we have handled thousands of cases in which victims got hurt or killed in car, truck, train and motorcycle crashes caused by others' negligence or carelessness.

We serve every area of North Carolina, including Elizabeth City, Edenton, Raleigh, Durham, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Greensboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Halifax, Northampton,  Greenville, Goldsboro, Havelock, Kinston, New Bern, Tarboro, Wilson, Ahoskie, Currituck, Camden and the Outer Banks towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, Corolla, Currituck and Dare. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.

Firm attorneys Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed among the 
Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, our firm has been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report.

We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in North Carolina

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultations. Call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can get back to you.



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