Driver charged after pedestrian killed in crash in western NC, troopers say

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The North Carolina State Highway Patrol reports a driver has been arrested after a pedestrian was killed in a crash on Monday.

Richard Tener, 45, is facing a charge of driving while impaired.

Troopers responded to Old Leicester Highway near Foster Estate Drive. A 2021 Tesla, traveling west hit a pedestrian…

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