A horrific hit-and-run accident shook the small town of Lillington, North Carolina, leaving a 19-year-old girl in critical condition. On the night of Friday, September 30, 1953, Dorothy McMilland, a young Negro woman, was struck by a speeding 1953 Chevrolet let driven by Mary Lee Taylor of 1080 Nichols Drive in Raleigh. McMilland was walking across Highway 210, approximately one mile south of Lillington, near the Parrott Clark residence, when the accident occurred.
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Key Facts
- State: NC
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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