Megan McClellan, 20, dies while riding bicycle when struck by 18-wheeler driven by James Scotez Cunningham, 24, on 17th Street in Wilmington, North Carolina
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A young woman was killed after the bicycle she was riding was hit by an 18-wheeler in Wilmington on Monday.
Emergency crews responded to reports of a vehicle hitting a bicyclist in the 3700 block of 17th Street at 5:52 p.m. Monday evening.
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Local media outlets reported that 24-year-old James Scotez Cunningham of Raeford is charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and unsafe movement.
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New Hanover County dispatch received numerous 911 calls about the accident, including one from Cunningham who was audibly distraught, repeatedly saying he didn’t see McClellan.
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