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One Killed and a Dozen Hurt as Driver Strikes Cyclists in North Carolina

A driver suspected of being impaired struck a group of more than 40 cyclists in North Carolina, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen others, CBS News reported.

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One person was killed and at least a dozen others were hurt after a driver suspected of being impaired struck a group of more than 40 cyclists in North Carolina, according to CBS News. The outlet attributed the account to authorities, who said the driver was suspected of being impaired.

CBS News reported that the driver struck the cyclists, who were part of a group of more than 40 people, and that the injury count was given as at least a dozen. The report describes those struck only as cyclists, which is the only characterization of the group that the available summary provides.

The summary of the CBS News report did not identify the person who died or the driver. It did not give a specific location within North Carolina, and it did not state a time for the collision.

The report attributed the impairment suspicion to authorities but did not name the agency or official who made it. For that reason, this account cannot say which office made the assessment or what evidence it is based on.

The available reporting also does not say what, if anything, has been filed against the driver. Nor does it describe the condition of those who were hurt beyond the injury count.

Where facts are not yet available, the reporting leaves those questions open. Any further details released by authorities would need to come from new reporting, since the CBS News summary used for this story contains no information beyond what is described here.

Sources: CBS News: 1 dead, at least a dozen hurt after car strikes cyclists in North Carolina.