Last Updated on February 29, 2024 10:07 am
Boone, NC – On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 7:20 pm, members of the Boone Police Department, Boone Fire Department, and Watauga Medics responded to the area of Blowing Rock Road and Rivers Street for a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.
During the investigation, it was determined that a parent and child attempted to cross Blowing Rock Road and were struck by a vehicle. The child was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem with life threatening injuries and is currently in critical condition. At this time the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.
Appalachian State University Police Department assisted with this incident.
