SMITHFIELD – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in the Food Lion parking lot, at 851 W. Market Street, in West Smithfield. The accident happened around 5:30pm Friday.
The pedestrian appeared to be just feet from the main entrance to Food Lion when they were struck by a silver pickup.
Police were seen questioning the driver of the pickup. One officer was spotted using a window tint meter on the truck’s windshield and side windows.
Smithfield Police have not released the name of the pedestrian.
A motorist told The Johnston County Report they saw the same truck pull into the parking lot a very short time before the crash. “He came in on two wheels and almost hit us. I tried to look into the truck to see who it was but I couldn’t because of the tinted windows. I said to myself he is going to hurt somebody. When I saw the picture on Johnston County Report I recognized it was the same truck that almost hit me.”
We are working to learn more information about the driver of the truck and the pedestrian who was killed. Check back for updates.
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This story has been updated.
https://jocoreport.com/update-charges-filed-against-driver-who-fatally-struck-pedestrian-in-food-lion-parking-lot/
This is horrible!
I’m thinking he was looking for a closer spot to the left. Her groceries were on the ground with her. I didn’t see the actual thing, I got there the same time as first responders.
Smithfield needs to get their s**t together. Fire trucks that do not have paramedics should NOT be the first out the door when responding to a non fire death, they share facilities with actual paramedic’s that could do something. Get those f**king ambulances out first you stupid *****. And get this, 4 fire trucks showed up well after. they had no business being there. Is that some sort of billing policy by the county?
Wow Douglas, you somehow managed to swallow your entire leg when you stuck your foot in your mouth.
You are a complete dumba** and haven’t a clue how anything concerning the fire service and EMS works!! You look stupid!!
Time to take your meds.
firefighters are EMS trained
And what exactly would they have done? If you don’t know how first responders work maybe don’t comment. Her injuries were incompatible with life as soon as it happened.
Say you have no clue about emergency response without actually saying it. Leave it to the professionals. There’s excellent and multiple reasoning behind them responding. Response plans are determined by dispatch code which is formulated by information provided by the 911 caller.
Douglas Young SFD does have trained paramedics just in case they make it before EMS. My nephew is one of them. He works his a** off and has had to learn both jobs.
Let me set the record straight, because what you’ve said simply isn’t true. That said, I do appreciate the work your nephew does. However, let’s be clear Smithfield Fire Department personnel are EMTs. Now, your nephew may very well be a paramedic, but when he’s operating under the fire department, he’s functioning in an EMT capacity, not as a paramedic.
As for Mr. Douglas Young, let me issue you a challenge: I invite you to come out to the county and do a ride-along with one of our fire departments or better yet, go get your certifications and join. Because frankly, it’s clear you have no idea what you’re talking about, and it shows.
We, as first responders whether volunteer or paid are all medically trained in some capacity. We may not all be paramedics, but we are trained and equipped to provide critical care until EMS arrives. Do a little research and look up what Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) is, and you’ll start to understand how we’re dispatched and why, many times, we arrive before the ambulance.
And another thing: those EMS trucks you claim are always sitting at the station? If they’re not there, it’s because they’re out handling other emergencies. So if a patient is lying in a parking lot and the closest truck is tied up, we wait for the next available unit. Now imagine if it were your family member lying there you’d be asking why help wasn’t arriving fast enough.
So before you get online and start making uninformed comments, I suggest you take some time to learn what we actually do. Do your homework before you criticize those of us who show up, day or night, trained and ready to help.
a lot of department get paid based on how many calls they respond to, unfortunately it creates a perverse incentive for fire trucks to show up when not needed, that’s why you see them at so many unnecessary calls
False. Depending how the call is dispatched depends how we respond. There are some exceptions. Such as a department might be out doing training or testing and they are on a larger truth such as an engine or ladder and a call drops. They will respond on that truck. Vs a smaller truck. However we are fortunate enough to have a 911 center that is able to EMD the call and they dispatch the appropriate units. Whether it be PD. Fire and EMS depends on what the caller is stating when they call 911.
Never mind that guy. He’s just mad and running his mouth. He has no idea what he’s talking about.
I was there and it was so very sad. Pray for the family
Could you send me a private message please? I’m looking for anyone who was there and may have helped her.
I am disabled and no longer live in joco but I can tell you from experience that the slow moving in a crosswalk is dangerous everywhere. Almost daily cars and even tractor trailers speed past entrances where young, old and children come precariously close to being struck. Drivers must slow down and proceed as if you were in your own neighborhood.
The irony about “first responders” is, FD and EMS. 99% of the time are 2nd or 3rd responders to a scene, cops are first responders. I was was a cop, FF and EMT for 20 yrs, I know what I’m talking about!
When i was walking up I heard him run over something. When I looked at him through the windshield he was looking at his phone. Then when I realized what had happened he started looking around his windows to see what he hit. He wasn’t even paying attention to that poor lady who just stopped to get a few groceries. I will never get that image out of my head.
If I heard a sound of him running over something, that is what I would be looking at. Second, no one could see if he was on his phone. The windows were tinted. Gerald, just a person who wants to insert himself in a situation. Sad!
The windows were tinted, bucktown. He’s referring to the windshield which was not tinted.
AT THE END OF THE DAY A LADY LOST HER LIFE….IGNORE THE IGNORANCE ON HERE AND PRAY FOR THE FAMILY OF THE LOVED ONE, PRAY FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND PRAY YOU NEVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE SOMONE LOSIN THERE LIFE ,…….. PRAY PRAY PRAY
Pray for your caps lock key.
Amen to that enough said 🙏
So sad! People fly through parking lots wat to fast! Prayers for this family and lady that didn’t make it home because of someone else stupid choices!!!!
You are not guaranteed tomorrow. Get right today before you get left.
To be honest and I am not saying this poor lady is guilty of this, but people just walk out of these stores expecting drivers to stop for them and you can’t trust that they will do that. Drivers need to pay attention and slow down coming through these areas. 🙁
What happened ?