WILKESBORO – On Wednesday, January 11, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the NC State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated a fatal collision in Wilkes County on US 421 near Mount Pleasant Road. A 2012 Ford Fusion was traveling west on US 421 and struck a pedestrian who was walking westbound in the roadway.
The pedestrian, Hayden Travis Eller, 42, of Ferguson, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The driver of the Ford Fusion, Elon Horton, 32, of Clemmons, was not injured.
During the on-scene investigation, the westbound lane of US 421, was closed for approximately two hours. No charges are expected.