80-year-old dies after being hit by driver who didn’t defrost windshield, NC cops say
One person died and another was injured after being hit by a woman driving with a frosted windshield, police say.
Miriam Adams and Ronald Adams were walking in a northbound lane at about 7:45 a.m. Thursday in High Point when a car driving south hit them from behind, according to a High Point Police report.
Ronald Adams hit the hood and windshield of the car before being thrown to the ground, according to the police report, and Miriam Adams appeared to have been hit by the mirror and thrown to the ground.
The driver, Dana Dollaeye, 33, got out of the car and called 911, the report says.
She didn’t defrost her windshield before she started driving and couldn’t see the two people when she hit them, the report says.
She has been charged with careless driving, according to the report.
Miriam Adams, 77, was treated for her injuries at the hospital and released, the report says, and Ronald Adams was put in intensive care at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
Ronald Adams, 80, died Saturday morning from his injuries, the High Point Police Department said Monday.
Additional charges are expected, police say.
This story was originally published November 25, 2019 at 3:53 PM.
