Woman dies after being hit by driver in Raleigh; man charged in fatal collision

A woman died after being hit by a driver while crossing a road in eastern Raleigh, police said.

The driver has since been charged.

Around 8:12 p.m. Saturday, Mark Baltimore Jr., 42, was driving a Honda Odyssey north on North New Hope Road when he struck Gihan Lamy, 55.

Lamy was walking east across North New Hope Road outside of a crosswalk, according to a news release from the Raleigh Police Department. After crossing four lanes, evidence suggests, she was hit in the far-right northbound lane, police said.

Lamy died from her injuries. Baltimore was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.

New Hope Road was closed between Buffaloe Road and Marsh Creek Road but has reopened.

This story was originally published March 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM.

Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi

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Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi is a politics reporter for the News & Observer. She reports on health care, including mental health and Medicaid expansion, hurricane recovery efforts and lobbying. Luciana previously worked as a Roy W. Howard Fellow at Searchlight New Mexico, an investigative news organization.