The former women's basketball coach at the University of North Carolina has been charged in connection with an accident that killed an elderly pedestrian, police say.
DURHAM, N.C. — The former women's basketball coach at the University of North Carolina has been charged in connection with an accident that killed an elderly pedestrian, police said Friday.
Durham police said in a news release that Sylvia Hatchell, 67, was cited for misdemeanor death by vehicle and unsafe movement violation. Betty Colby, 89, was struck by a vehicle about noon Monday in the parking lot of a fitness center, police said. The impact knocked Colby backward, and she hit her head on the pavement, investigators said.Investigators also said that neither speed nor impairment were factors in the accident.last April after an external review found she had made"racially insensitive" comments and applied"undue influence" regarding players' ability to compete through medical issues.
Hatchell didn't immediately return a text message from The Associated Press on Friday night. Wade Smith, an attorney who has worked with Hatchell previously, responded to a text from the AP that he hadn't been in contact with Hatchell. He offered no additional comment.
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