Pedestrian killed, woman arrested in crash on I-440 in Raleigh
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- Raleigh police arrested Tia Evans for DWI and felony death by vehicle on I-440.
- Courtney Mathis, 26, died after being struck while standing in a travel lane.
- Evans, with prior traffic offenses, recorded a 0.14 BAC at the crash scene.
A Raleigh woman was arrested Wednesday after police said she struck a pedestrian with her car on Interstate 440.
Tia Tatyana Evans, 29, is charged with driving while impaired and felony death by vehicle in the early-morning crash, according to court records. Officers were called to I-440 eastbound at Wake Forest Road just before 4 a.m. after police said Evans hit Courtney Mathis, 26, with her car.
Mathis was standing in the travel lane when he was hit, according to police. He was taken to the hospital by a passerby and later died.
Officers noticed “signs of impairment” when talking to Evans, according to a news release; court records show she blew a 0.14 on a breath test, indicating her blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit of 0.08.
Court records also indicate Evans has been charged with speeding at least four times in North Carolina since 2016. She has pleaded guilty to lesser charges in all of those cases.
Evans remained in the Wake County jail with bail set at $125,000 secured, according to court records. Should she make bail, she will not be allowed to drive until given permission by the courts and the Division of Motor Vehicles, her release order states. The crash remained under investigation by Raleigh police as of Wednesday afternoon.
