Rockwell Man Struck Six Bicyclists in Cabarrus County Hit-and-Run Accident
A Rockwell who turned himself in after he struck a group of bicyclists with his SUV and then fled the Cabarrus County bicycle accident site faces six felony counts of hit and run. The North Carolina bicycle accident occurred on the evening of May 19 when Daniel Burton Wilson crossed the the double line on the road and hit the riders.
Although six cyclists were reportedly hit during the North Carolina motor vehicle accident, only four of them were taken to the hospital. Two of them were treated at the accident site. Their injuries ranged from a broken collarbone to a concussion. Among the injury victims, Concord bicyclist Tim Sigmon had to undergo three leg surgeries, while Mt. Pleasant bicyclist Jack King will have to undergo surgery on his collarbone.
The group of cyclists that Wilson struck belong to the Subaru-Gary Fisher Cycling Team. They were reportedly riding in a single-file line at about 30 mph when the SUV hit them.
It was just last month that the team’s manager, Adam Little, died when he was hit by a car. The Charlotte, North Carolina man was riding his bike along the NC Highway 49 shoulder close to the intersection of US Highway 601 when a car drove onto to the shoulder striking him from behind. According to a police report, the 35-year-old bicyclist was thrown into the air before landing on the grass.
Stacy Renee Shaw, the driver of the vehicle that struck Little, is charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, failure to notify the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles of an address change, and a child restraint violations. The 24-year-old driver says she did not see Little on his bike.
Little leaves behind his wife Melissa and their two daughters.
Man in cyclists’ incident pleaded guilty earlier, Salisbury Post, June 3, 2010
SUV driver charged with ramming into elite cycling team, WFAE.org, May 21, 2010
Funeral details for cyclist struck and killed, March 17, 2010
