{"id":108433,"date":"2026-11-08T03:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T03:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/one-dead-at-least-a-dozen-injured-after-impaired-driver-crashes-into-cyclists-in-north-carolina-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T03:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T03:34:02","slug":"one-dead-at-least-a-dozen-injured-after-impaired-driver-crashes-into-cyclists-in-north-carolina-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/one-dead-at-least-a-dozen-injured-after-impaired-driver-crashes-into-cyclists-in-north-carolina-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"One dead, at least a dozen injured after impaired driver crashes into cyclists in North Carolina, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>One person was killed and several others injured Saturday morning when a driver suspected of being impaired struck a group of more than 40 cyclists in North Carolina, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a little after 9:30 a.m. Eastern time a black Infiniti passenger car was traveling west on a road in Wake County when it crossed the center line and crashed into a group of cyclists who were biking east.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The driver did not stop at the scene, but continued for about a half-mile before crashing into a ditch on the side of the road, state highway patrol said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Holly Springs Fire Chief LeRoy Smith said seven people were transported to a hospital with major injuries and 15 others sustained minor injuries. State highway patrol pegged the injury toll at about a dozen, however.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The deceased victim was identified by state highway patrol as 63-year-old Patrick Allen Turner of Cary, North Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-left embed--size-small\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/08\/c60ab964-8245-4b51-a7b8-ac08a6c07478\/thumbnail\/620x775\/5934727443a42b82ff68545d163c4e07\/947b91d7-12f7-47ba-a436-89e4c47958dc.jpg#\" alt=\"947b91d7-12f7-47ba-a436-89e4c47958dc.jpg \" height=\"775\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/08\/c60ab964-8245-4b51-a7b8-ac08a6c07478\/thumbnail\/620x775\/5934727443a42b82ff68545d163c4e07\/947b91d7-12f7-47ba-a436-89e4c47958dc.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/08\/c60ab964-8245-4b51-a7b8-ac08a6c07478\/thumbnail\/1240x1550\/a8304a7785afb76fd5d9b8f74385a9b1\/947b91d7-12f7-47ba-a436-89e4c47958dc.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A mug shot of Donald Robert Morris-Jones following his arrest in connection with a crash that injured several cyclists in Wake County, North Carolina. Nov. 7, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Wake County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The suspected driver, 76-year-old Donald Robert Morris-Jones of Apex, North Carolina, was arrested on multiple charges, including felony death by vehicle, felony serious injury by vehicle, felony hit-and-run involving serious injury or death, reckless driving and driving while impaired, according to officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is being held on $1 million bond.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>People at the scene told Smith the cyclists were part of a group that regularly gathers for weekend bike rides.<\/p>\n<p>Wake County is located about 14 miles southwest of Raleigh.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation 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