After hearing a loud crash in front of their house, a Southern Pines resident discovered their Jeep heavily damaged after a hit-and-run driver slammed into the parked vehicle late Saturday night.
The crash occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Carlisle Street, just off Pennsylvania Avenue.
According to authorities, the driver of a GMC SUV was traveling north on South Carlisle Street when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road and smashed into a parked Jeep Wrangler. The impact caused extensive damage to the rear of the Jeep.
Officials said the driver abandoned the SUV a short distance away, leaving it in the middle of the roadway. Southern Pines Police responded to the scene and are actively searching for the driver responsible for the hit-and-run.
The abandoned vehicle sits in the roadway.
More information will be released as it becomes available.
~Article and photos by Sandhills Sentinel Publisher B.J. Goodridge.
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