Another one in NC we need to pressure the police to issue immigration status for. Randolph County this time.

Teenager Dead, 2 Others Injured in Hit-and-Run

Staff Writer

10:00 PM EDT, October 24, 2010


ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) - A man has been charged with three counts of felony hit-and-run and DWI after police said he ran into four people walking on the side of the road. A teenager later died from her injuries.

Jesus Gonzalez Morales, 27, of Candor, was arrested around 5:30 a.m. Sunday.

Detectives said Morales was driving north on Cox Street with a stolen 1997 Ford Explorer when he ran into four pedestrians near Dorsett Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Brittany Blakely, 18, died at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center about 4:15 p.m. Sunday. Christopher Clanton, 17, is still at Baptist with serious injuries, and Megan Potaznick, 20, was treated and released from Randolph Hospital. A fourth person was uninjured.

Potaznick said the group had just left the Waffle House and crossed the street when she felt something clip her arm.

"We weren't on the road. We were on the grass. I didn't even know what was happening. I thought someone was being thrown from the car, not knowing it was one of my friends," Potaznick said.

"Justice needs to be served. He took such an amazing person out of this world, and he has to live with that for the rest of his life," Potaznick said.

Charges include three counts of felony hit and run, DWI, possession of a stolen vehicle, and driving with a suspended license. The district attorney will determine if Morales will face any more charges after Blakely died of her injuries.

Morales is being held in the Randolph County Jail on $45,000 bond.

It is not known when Morales is scheduled to appear in court.
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Man Charged In Crash That Killed Teen
Victim's Fiancee Recovering At WFUBMC

POSTED: 12:02 pm EDT October 25, 2010
UPDATED: 1:49 pm EDT October 25, 2010


ASHEBORO, N.C. -- An Asheboro man has been arrested and charged in connection with a traffic crash that killed an 18-year-old woman.

Jesus Gonzalez Morales, 26, is facing charges of death by motor vehicle, inflicting serious injury, driving while impaired, driving with a revoked license, hit and run and possession of a stolen vehicle.

Police said Morales was driving along Cox Street at about 10:25 p.m. Saturday evening when he struck four people, killing Brittany Blakely, 18.

Police said Blakely's fiancée, Christopher Clanton, 17, was being treated at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

Another woman was taken to a hospital in Randolph County. The fourth person was not injured, police said.

Morales was arrested shortly after the crash and was being held on a $49,500 bond.

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