Evergreen woman still in hospital after Saturday wreck

Rhonda Griffin

Candice Walker of Evergreen is in serious condition in Chapel Hill after a collision on Saturday morning at the intersection of Hwy. 701 and the 87 Bypass, Trooper J.M. Kinlaw of the N.C. Highway Patrol said Monday morning.

Walker was driving her 1999 Oldsmobile north on Hwy. 701 when a 2004 Chrysler minivan, driven by David Allen Mitchell of Parkton, ran a red light heading east on Hwy. 87. The front of the van struck the passenger door of the car in a T-bone type collision, Kinlaw said.

Walker was airlifted from the scene by a helicopter that landed on the bypass and was taken to Chapel Hill, Kinlaw said. Two others were reportedly transported to Cape Fear Valley/Bladen County Hospital for treatment.

Mitchell was charged with a red light violation, Kinlaw said.

The trooper added that he spoke with Walker's father Saturday afternoon, who reported that the woman had suffered serious injuries but is stable.

Elizabethtown Station 55, Elizabethtown Rescue Squad, Bladen County EMS and Elizabethtown Police Department also responded to the call.