A woman was left with potentially life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run driver struck her while she was walking along Glenn Road in northeast Durham County, and investigators are still trying to track down the truck that sped away. The crash happened last Saturday, November 7, around 5:30 p.m. near Packard Street, about a mile southwest of Falls Lake.
The victim, identified as Windy Michelle Bixler, was walking north along Glenn Road when she was hit by the driver of a white Dodge Ram pickup truck, according to WRAL. She was taken to Duke University Hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries, and the driver did not stop.
As reported by CBS 17, the truck was last seen heading north on Glenn Road after the collision. Investigators have not said whether anyone has come forward with information since the crash.
Conflicting Details On The Suspect Truck’s Model
North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers believe the vehicle involved was a white Dodge Ram pickup from the 2009 to 2012 production years, though accounts differ on the exact model. The station’s report attributes to officials a description of the truck as a 1500, 2500, or 3500 model, while separate seed reporting attributes to troopers a belief that it was a 1500, 2000, or 3500 model. Hoodline has not been able to confirm which figure is accurate…