1 dead, at least 12 injured after elderly driver plows into group of cyclists in North Carolina

One cyclist was killed and at least 12 others were injured after an elderly driver, suspected to be impaired, plowed into a group of cyclists in North Carolina.Donald Robert Morris-Jones, 76, was driving on Optimist Farm Road in Wake County Saturday morning when he crossed the center line and struck the group of cyclists, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said.The incident unfolded about 14 miles southwest of Raleigh.After striking the group, the vehicle traveled away from the scene then ran off the left side of the roadway and crashed into a ditch a half a mile away from the cyclists, officials said.For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSEurope swaps flattery for firmness as Trump teases ‘big’ security dealFOR SUBSCRIBERSJohnny Depp’s comeback tests Hollywood’s appetite for second chancesFOR SUBSCRIBERSIsrael mired in uncertainty and acrimony after contentious voteFOR SUBSCRIBERSIt’s the NFL’s midway point.
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