Woman Lying In Snow-Covered Street Struck, Dragged By Vehicle

SELMA — A woman lying motionless in a snow-covered street was struck and dragged by a pickup truck Saturday night, according to Selma Police.

During heavy snowfall, a Selma police officer on routine patrol approached the intersection of Lizzie Street and Sellers Street and noticed what appeared to be an object lying in the roadway. Upon closer examination, the officer determined the object was a woman lying motionless and covered in snow.

As the officer attempted to exit his patrol vehicle, a pickup truck approached the intersection. The officer tried to stop the truck before it reached the woman. The vehicle initially stopped and then drove forward, striking her, according to Selma Police Major Jeffrey Bass..

Police said the woman was dragged by the pickup from Sellers Street to Pollock Street. When the truck made a left turn onto Pollock Street, the woman rolled out from underneath the vehicle, Major Bass said.

The officer stopped to assist the woman and broadcast a description of the pickup truck. Other police officers later stopped a vehicle matching that description, but it was released at the time.

After gathering additional evidence, investigators determined the stopped pickup was the vehicle involved in the incident.

The woman was transported by Johnston County EMS to a hospital and was reported to be in stable condition.

The case remains under investigation, and no charges have been filed at this time, according to Major Bass.