Anthony Kelly

Interim Chief of Police

Release: IMMEDIATE                               Contact: Lt. T. Joyce, Public Information Officer

Date: December 12, 2016                        Phone: (910) 433-1374

Pedestrian Traffic Fatality

(Fayetteville, NC) – On Monday, December 12, 2016 at approximately 2:20 am, officers with the Fayetteville Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on the service road adjacent to 2466 Gillespie Street.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a pedestrian was walking along the service road adjacent to Gillespie Street, when they were struck by a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado traveling south along the same side of the service road.  The pedestrian was transported to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where they were pronounced deceased.  The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado was not injured during the crash.

The FPD’s Traffic Unit is investigating the fatal crash and additional information will be released as it becomes available.  The name of the pedestrian is being withheld, until their immediate family can be notified. 

The service road adjacent to Gillespie Street at W. Mountain Drive has been closed; however the roadway will be open for the morning commute. 

Anyone with information regarding the traffic crash is asked to contact officers with the Fayetteville Police Department’s Traffic Unit at (910) 433-1830 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).  Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically, by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet or by text-a-tip on your mobile device by sending a message to 274637 (in the text box type “4Tip” followed by your message).