1 dead, at least a dozen hurt after car strikes cyclists in North Carolina

November 7, 2026 / 10:14 PM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google One person was killed and several others injured Saturday morning when a driver suspected of being impaired struck a group of more than 40 cyclists in North Carolina, authorities said. According to North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a little after 9:30 a.m. Eastern time a black Infiniti passenger car was traveling west on a road in Wake County when it crossed the center line and crashed into a group of cyclists who were biking east. The driver did not stop at the scene, but continued for about a half-mile before crashing into a ditch on the side of the road, state highway patrol said. Holly Springs Fire Chief LeRoy Smith said seven people were transported to a hospital with major injuries and 15 others sustained minor injuries. State highway patrol pegged the injury toll at about a dozen, however. The deceased victim was identified by state highway patrol as 63-year-old Patrick Allen Turner of Cary, North Carolina. A mug shot of Donald Robert Morris-Jones following his arrest in connection with a crash that injured several cyclists in Wake County, North Carolina. Nov. 7, 2026. Wake County Sheriff's Office The suspected driver, 76-year-old Donald Robert Morris-Jones of Apex, North Carolina, was arrested on multiple charges, including felony death by vehicle, felony serious injury by vehicle, felony hit-and-run involving serious injury or death, reckless driving and driving while impaired, according to officials. He is being held on $1 million bond. People at the scene told Smith the cyclists were part of a group that regularly gathers for weekend bike rides. Wake County is located about 14 miles southwest of Raleigh. In: Car Crash North Carolina Crime