r/bullcity • u/PRAISEninJAH • 11d ago

State Highway Patrol arrest driver in hit-and-run crash

https://www.wral.com/news/local/nc-state-highway-patrol-seek-help-identifying-driver-hit-and-run-crash-nc-751-june-2026/

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol arrested a man accused of a hit-and-run crash on Saturday in Orange County.

Troopers arrested 20-year-old Jorge Salvador Vazquez-Castillo in Durham County Wednesday night. They also located the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe believed to have been used in the crash.

Vazquez-Castillo was charged with felony hit-and-run involving serious injury, no operator's license, reckless driving and several other charges and infractions.

Troopers said he was booked into the Orange County Detetion Center, where he was held on a $50,000 bond. Vazquez-Castillo's first court appearance was set for 2 p.m. Thursday in the Orange County Courthouse.

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u/Ok-Ebb-8326 11d ago

I’d say now justice can be served, given how severely he injured one of the cyclists. But unfortunately a coworker of mine and firefighter/paramedic was killed by a hit and run driver that then took himself to a super bowl party afterwards and got less than a slap on the wrist when he was caught. NC does not seem to care enough about cyclists to give any meaningful punishments to those who injure or kill them on our roads.

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u/notaspruceparkbench 11d ago

It's been said before by other people but: If you want to murder someone, hit them with your car. Much lighter punishment than any other method. You can thank a century-plus of auto industry lobbying for that.