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Saturday, March 1, 2014Burlington police are investigating a hit and run accident that happened early Sunday morning.
Police say at 12:46 a.m., Amy Taylor was walking on South Main Street. When she crossed the intersection at Sixth Street, police say she was hit by "an older model Honda Accord."
Taylor told police there were five people in the car.
She was treated by Alamance County EMS.
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Friday, February 28, 2014Burlington police said 53-year-old Leroy Gray was hit by a vehicle while walking on Apple Street near Hall Avenue.
Gray told police he was walking near the Hall Avenue intersection when a dark colored mid-size vehicle turned off Hall and hit him. The vehicle continued on Apple Street toward Rauhut Street and didn’t stop.
EMS crews took Gray to Alamance Regional Medical Center with a possible bone fracture in his leg.
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Monday, February 17, 2014A man riding a moped was killed in a collision with another vehicle Tuesday night.
Daniel Bruce Frost, 66, of Burlington, was killed around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of South Church Street and Gurney Street.
Frost was driving a 2009 Honda moped west on South Church Street when he collided with a 2008 Chevrolet going north on Gurney Street, Burlington police said.
Frost was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car wasn't injured.
The investigation continues. Two witnesses told police Frost ran a red light.
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Friday, December 20, 2013A skateboarder was hurt in a crash with a sport utility vehicle Saturday.
Authorities with the Burlington Police Department said the crash happened just before 6 p.m. on Maple and Quintas avenues.
Investigators said Christopher McKean, 23, of Burlington, was riding a skateboard on Maple Avenue when the SUV being driven by Bobby Westbrook, 68, of Burlington, attempted to turn right onto Maple Avenue and struck the victim.
McKean was taken to University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill for treatment. He was listed in stable condition.
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Thursday, November 14, 2013A Burlington woman was charged Thursday on traffic violations in connection with a fatal car wreck in Elon. Law enforcement said additional charges are pending.
Jeanette Lynn Miles, 40, of 9 Styles Thompson Dr. in Burlington was charged with reckless driving, stop light violation and seat belt violation for a Nov. 15 wreck at the intersection of University Drive and Shallowford Church Road in Elon, said a spokesperson with the Highway Patrol.