NC woman wanted after pedestrian airlifted in hit-and-run, deputies say

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect who is wanted in connection to a Friday morning hit-and-run.

At around 4:17 a.m. on Friday, deputies came to Oakland Avenue in Asheboro after getting a report of a hit-and-run involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.

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At the scene, deputies found a man lying on the ground unresponsive.

Investigators say that the driver of the vehicle that struck the man had already left the scene.

EMS responded and the man was airlifted to a local hospital. There is no further update on his condition at this time.

Once the initial investigation concluded, deputies charged 44-year-old Lashanda Kay Schwarcbher with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

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Investigators say that Schwarcbher also goes by the name Lashanda or Lashonda Kay Hicks.

Schwarcbher’s whereabouts are not known at this time.

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