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Terrance Faison, 23, killed in pedestrian collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Caesar Leake, 47, on Poole Road in Raleigh, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Wed, 11/11/2015 - 5:06pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Victims' mother: Driver in Raleigh hit-and-run 'needs peace' :: WRAL.com

Terrance Faison, 23, loved his big family, loved to sing, and loved Sunday mornings. “He loved the Lord Jesus. Troopers said Terrance Faison was struck along Poole Road on Thursday night in east Raleigh. At the bus stop on Poole Road, he called his mom to come pick him up, but she had dozed off. His mother, Fredericka Faison, now hopes that her son’s story will inspire the driver to do the right thing. On Thursday night, Terrence Faison took the bus home from his night job at Crabtree Valley Mall.

Man arrested in fatal Raleigh hit-and-run :: WRAL.com

A Knightdale man was arrested Monday in the Oct. 29 hit-and-run death of a Raleigh man on Poole Road. According to the arrest warrant, Leake unintentionally caused Faison’s death while driving under the influence. Caesar Leake, 47, of 1033 Spawn Place, faced a felony hit-and-run charge in the death of Terrance Rayshone Faison. Authorities said that Faison was hit just before midnight on Oct. 29 while he was walking home. Leake, who was arrested by a State Highway Patrol officer Monday, was also charged with insurance fraud in connection to the incident.

Victim's mother to hit-and-run driver: 'Own up to it' :: WRAL.com

Fredericka Faison expressed anger and bitterness toward the hit-and-run driver. An anonymous tip helped the Highway Patrol put Leake’s SUV at the scene and ultimately led to his arrest. "You hit my son. "I’m just very relieved," Faison's mother, Fredericka Faison, said of the arrest. On Monday, the State Highway Patrol arrested Caesar Leake, 47, of 1033 Spawn Place in Knightdale, and charged him with felony hit-and-run, aggravated death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Terrance Faison
Caesar Leake
Roadway: 
Poole Road
City: 
Raleigh, NC
County: 
Wake County, NC
Area: 
Raleigh-Durham, NC

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