Cary woman, dog, killed in hit-and-run accident. Truck driver charged.

A woman walking her two dogs outside Cary was killed Friday morning when a passing truck’s side-view mirror clipped her, the N.C. Highway Patrol said.

Nancy Mallian, 65, died at the scene along with one of her dogs, Jesse, who was struck by the box truck.

Troopers charged Burt Ramos, 54, of Morrisville, with felony hit and run and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle. He initially thought he had struck a deer and contacted the Highway Patrol after seeing news reports of the collision, said Trooper J.P. Thomas

Mallian was fatally struck on Penny Road near Holly Springs at about 8 a.m. Her second dog ran away from the scene.

This story was originally published October 9, 2020 at 9:34 AM.