WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Police charge the driver who allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian in Winston-Salem on June 30.
Hernan Hernandez-Mendoza was charged with Misdemeanor Death by Vehicle, according to Winston-Salem Police.
Hernandez-Mendoza is accused of hitting Lee Grant Plowman, 72, with his car along the 2700 block of Mount Pleasant Road.
Police said Plowman was walking along the roadway with no sidewalks present when Hernandez-Mendoza allegedly struck him, police said.
Police said Hernandez-Mendoza stayed on the scene and was cooperative in the investigation.
Medical assistance was immediately rendered to Plowman, and he was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died from his injuries, police said.
Hernandez-Mendoza is expected to appear in court on July 26, according to officers.
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