DURHAM, NC (WNCN) – The Durham Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that a juvenile has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a man was struck and killed in a parking lot last July.
On July 14 just after midnight, deputies responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck in a parking lot in the 4000 block of NC Highway 54 in Research Triangle Park.
When deputies arrived, they found EMS performing life-saving measures on the victim who was later identified as 22-year-old Oscar Avila Santos. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died.
The investigators said that they believe that the incident involved cars in the parking lot and that Santos was hit during the event.
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“Deputies from our Highway Patrol and Criminal Investigations Division have worked tirelessly to solve the problem of pre-arranged races and rallies like this one,” Durham County Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead said in a statement Tuesday. dangerous to both participants and bystanders Mr. Santos’ death is a sad example of what can happen in these gatherings.
