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Police: Woman fled scene after hitting motorcyclist in Boone

BOONE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Banner Elk woman is facing multiple charges after a hit-and-run crash injured a motorcyclist this week.

Around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, Boone Police responded to a report of a crash at the intersection of Shadowline Drive and Blowing Rock Road. According to witnesses, a Toyota pickup truck struck a motorcycle and then drove off without stopping.

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Thanks to a tip from someone at the scene, officers found both the driver and the vehicle in a nearby parking lot. The driver, identified as 41-year-old Susan Stelling, was arrested and charged with several offenses, including felony hit-and-run, failure to report a crash, failure to yield, having an open alcohol container in the vehicle, and littering.

Stelling was taken before a Watauga County Magistrate and given a $10,000 secured bond. She is currently being held at the Watauga County Detention Center.

Police have not released the current condition of the motorcyclist.

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