THE PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ARREST IN THE CASE. IN GREENSBORO, PART OF WENDOVER AVENUE REMAINS CLOSED AS POLICE INVESTIGATE AN EARLY MORNING CRASH. THIS IS AFFECTING THE WESTBOUND LANES BETWEEN SIKES AVENUE AND WILLARD STREET. OUR PHOTOJOURNALIST ON THE SCENE SAW MULTIPLE POLICE VEHICLES IN TH
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Greensboro woman dies after being hit by car while checking on deer near Wendover Avenue, officers say
Updated: 3:10 PM EST Nov 17, 2023
A woman is dead after she was hit by a car while checking on a deer, according to officers with the Greensboro Police Department.Top StoriesPilot Mountain Police Department chief resigns amid accusations of defrauding nonprofits, officials sayMadison town manager terminated days after interim police chief was placed on leaveNorth Carolina man sentenced to life without parole in Forsyth County in 2016 murder caseGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereOn Friday morning, around 6:45 a.m., Greensboro officers responded to East Wendover Avenue at Willard Street in relation to a car accident involving injuries. A 2011 Chevrolet was driving west on East Wendover Avenue, just west of Willard Street, and hit a deer that had entered the roadway.Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.After the collision, the driver of the Chevrolet returned to the location and stopped in the far right westbound lane of East Wendover, across from the deer. The passenger of the Chevrolet got out of the car and walked across the westbound travel lanes of East Wendover Ave towards the deer.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsA 2013 Kia was traveling west on East Wendover Ave in the far left lane and collided with a passenger in the roadway. The passenger, identified as Wanda McCollum, 55, was transported by EMS to Moses Cones Hospital, where she died from her injuries. The driver of the Kia stayed at the scene.Neither speed nor impairment were factors in this crash.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.The GPD’s Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating this incident.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIES
A woman is dead after she was hit by a car while checking on a deer, according to officers with the Greensboro Police Department.
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On Friday morning, around 6:45 a.m., Greensboro officers responded to East Wendover Avenue at Willard Street in relation to a car accident involving injuries. A 2011 Chevrolet was driving west on East Wendover Avenue, just west of Willard Street, and hit a deer that had entered the roadway.
Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.
After the collision, the driver of the Chevrolet returned to the location and stopped in the far right westbound lane of East Wendover, across from the deer. The passenger of the Chevrolet got out of the car and walked across the westbound travel lanes of East Wendover Ave towards the deer.
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A 2013 Kia was traveling west on East Wendover Ave in the far left lane and collided with a passenger in the roadway. The passenger, identified as Wanda McCollum, 55, was transported by EMS to Moses Cones Hospital, where she died from her injuries. The driver of the Kia stayed at the scene.
Neither speed nor impairment were factors in this crash.
Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
The GPD’s Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating this incident.
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