Pedestrian/Dog Struck by Motor Vehicle

A pedestrian, along with their dog was struck by a vehicle along the 600 Block of North Green Street early Friday evening. 

Around 6pm, Public Safety Officers responded to the report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.  Officers located the man lying in the roadway, along with his deceased dog.  The man had sustained  injuries requiring a helicopter to fly him to a trauma center in Asheville.  According to Officer J. Hunt, a vehicle was traveling North on North Green Street and struck the pedestrian, along with his dog as they crossed the street.  The man was reportedly wearing dark in color clothing and was not in a designated cross-walk area at the time of the collision.  The dog was fatally wounded upon impact.  The driver was not injured.  A Good Samaritan assisted in giving the dog a proper burial. The crash is still under investigation at the time of this release.