Initially reported locally:
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A van plowed into a crowd of runners Thursday night at the start of The Bear race in Linville, North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said.
A female runner was confirmed dead and three others were seriously hurt in the accident.
According to reports, the van suddenly accelerated and hit other runners before also striking a Gator 4×4 vehicle. Reports have also indicated that the van’s driver was not trying to intentionally run into anyone or any other vehicles as there apparently was a mechanical error that caused the van to quickly accelerate when it should not have.
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I called bullshit on "mechanical error", and was correct. The thought that I got wrong was that the driver was a Floriduh man...
A more recent update:
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LINVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — One woman has died and additional four people were injured after a fatal collision before a race at Grandfather Mountain on Thursday night.
Participants in the race and spectators were in the area as part of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. Thursday’s event was “The Bear,” a five-mile footrace that leads to the top of Grandfather Mountain.
James Russell Deni, 80, of Boone, was driving a Ford van when he attempted to leave a parked position and accelerated into a group of pedestrians. After striking the pedestrians, the van struck a John Deere Gator utility vehicle before coming to a stop.
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It is unknow if Deni routinely spends winters in Floriduh...