Three Sent to Hospital Following Traffic Crash

New Bern police continue to investigate a traffic accident that sent three people to the hospital Thursday night.  The collision happened around 5:40 p.m., at the intersection of Hotel Drive and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.

A gold Chevy Malibu, driven by Lynn BIDDLE, 66, was crossing at the stop light toward Hotel Drive, when a sliver Dodge Neon traveling down MLK Jr. Boulevard struck the passenger side causing the car to spin around in the middle of the intersection.  BIDDLE was transported to CarolinaEast Medical Center and treated.

The Neon, driven by James K. DIXON, of Harker’s Island, came to a resting point in the ditch in front of the Golden Corral Restaurant.  A female passenger, Heather Nicole WALTON, 28, also of Harker’s Island, was injured, and air-lifted to Pitt Memorial Hospital.  She was treated and scheduled to be released from the hospital today.  A 5-yr old passenger was also transported to CarolinaEast Medical Center, treated and released.  A 15-yr old riding in the Neon was not injured.

The investigation of the crash is ongoing, and charges are pending further interview of witnesses.

The New Bern Police Department is committed to Community Policing.  Citizens are encouraged to become a “Partner in Policing,” by reporting suspected illegal activity to the New Bern Police Department’s TIPS line at (252) 636-5034 or the Craven County Crime Stoppers line at 633-5141.