On Friday night, January 1, a young girl was killed by an alleged drunk driver in a hit and run.

According to authorities, the accident happened outside the home of 7 year old Jzabel Guadalupe on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Sharpe Street in Lexington She was found lying in the street with serious injuries and taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center where she died on Sunday morning.

The van which hit her was being driven by Jose Villicana who fled the scene immediately after the accident. Police officers found him still in his van around a mile from the scene and he was arrested on several charges including DWI and felony hit and run. He is currently being held in the Davidson County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

According to the Lexington Police Department, Villicana was a repeat offender and he was also driving with a suspended license.

Lexington Police are still investigating the case and detectives are working with the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office for further charges.

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On Friday evening, November 6, a two vehicle crash killed a man from Hendersonville.

According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the accident happened just before 6 p.m. at U.S. Highway 64 East and Interstate 85 in Davidson County. A 2002 Buick Park Avenue was going east on U.S. Highway 64 and being driven by 50 year old Misty Pierce of Thomasville. According to witnesses there were no headlights illuminated on the vehicle. At the same time a 2014 Ford Fusion, being driven by 20 year old Nikole Sullivan, of Greensboro and the niece to Jerome Sullivan, was crossing over U.S. 64 and merging onto the I-85 ramp when the two vehicles collided.

Jerome Sullivan, aged 44 of Hendersonville was the uncle of Nikole and he was not wearing a seatbelt. He was not ejected but suffered critical injuries and was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Health – Lexington Medical Center where he died.

Nikole Sullivan and one of the other passengers in her vehicle, 60 year old Carmen Rodriguez, also of Hendersonville, were taken to local hospitals and treated and released. Pierce went to Lexington Medical Center with non life threatening injuries.

The accident is still under investigation and so far no charges have been issued.

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Early on Saturday morning, July 25, a man was killed in a single vehicle crash.

According to Thomasville police, the accident happened shortly before 6 a.m. on Pineywood Road near Sunset Drive in Thomasville. A 2006 Buick Lacrosse being driven by 39 year old Ramon Orienthio Rashaad Banks, of Kroll Lane, Thomasville, was traveling southwest on Pineywood Road at around 80 mph. Banks lost control at the curve on Pineywood Road which is situated just past Sunset Drive. He overcorrected and left the roadway running straight into a utility pole.

The Davidson County Medical Examiner pronounced Banks dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing and a toxicology report is pending to check if Banks was impaired at the time of impact.

Banks leaves behind his fiancée, Angella Nelson and two sons, Cameron Nelson and Tavarius Banks.

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On Sunday August 2, two people died fleeing from North Carolina Police.

According to authorities, the accident happened at around 1.30 in the morning when Cornelius police officers stated that a car was speeding in the 19000 block of West Catawba Avenue. Officers tried to pull the car over at the intersection of Bethel Church Road and Jetton Road but it sped off.

The driver of the car was 24 year old Andrew Mark Krolikowski of Huntersville and he nearly hit another police car near the intersection of Jetton Road and West Catawba Avenue. Officers then decided to call off the pursuit, but some minutes later they found the vehicle which had crashed into a tree on Jetton Road near Meta Road.

The car was engulfed in flames and although Cornelius Fire Department worked to put out the flames Krolikowski and his passenger, 24 year old Jason Ray Monroe of Charlotte, were both found to be dead inside.

If you or someone you love has been have been seriously injured in an auto accident in North Carolina, please call the Concord accident attorneys of the McIntosh Law Firm at (704) 892-1699 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation and learn more about you rights and how we can help.