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19-year-old charged with hit-and-run after hitting multiple pedestrians at a Walmart, Mount Airy police say

Police said they responded to the Walmart at Rockford Street after a driver struck multiple people and then drove away.
Credit: Mount Airy Police Dept.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — A woman is facing charges after police said she hit multiple people with a car at a business in Mount Airy.

Mount Airy police said they responded to the Walmart at Rockford Street after a driver struck multiple people and then drove away on Dec. 3 around 4:07 p.m.

During the investigation police determined Vilma Huerta, 19, was the driver of the car.

Huerta was arrested.

Huerta is charged with:

  • Four counts of attempted murder
  • Four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill 
  • Two counts of felony hit-and-run

Huerta is being held at the Surry County Detention Center under no bond.

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