At least one person died and 22 others were injured when an elderly driver crashed into a group of cyclists in Wake County, North Carolina, shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday, authorities said. The vehicle crossed the center line before traveling away from the scene and leaving the roadway, colliding with a ditch, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said.
Seven people were taken to trauma centers and 15 others were sent to local hospitals with injuries, Chief LeRoy Smith of the Holly Springs Fire Department told CNN.
The driver was identified by Highway Patrol as Donald Robert Morris-Jones, 76, of Apex, North Carolina. He is currently in custody awaiting charges, the agency said, with “impairment” a suspected factor in the crash.
Video following the collision appears to show it took place in a wooded area on a winding, tree-lined two-lane road. Law enforcement could be seen inspecting a pile of bicycles propped up against a guardrail as some cyclists remained at the scene, one walking around with a phone to his ear, still wearing his helmet.
The crash occurred about 14 miles southwest of Raleigh..
This story has been updated with additional information.
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