CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (WHKY) – A Catawba County woman is facing charges in connection with a fatal crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle at the intersection of NC 16 and Springs Road.

74-year-old Elaine Wallace Knight of N. NC 16 Highway is charged with felony hit-and-run resulting in death and misdemeanor death by vehicle.

According to the charging documents, Knight was operating a motor vehicle that was involved in a collision that resulted in the death of 64-year-old Floyd Augustus Beal, Jr. of Conover.

The documents allege Knight failed to immediately stop at the scene of the crash. The charging documents also state that she knew, or reasonably should have known, that the vehicle she was driving was involved in the collision.

Knight is also accused of causing Beal’s death by failing to yield the right of way to vehicles approaching from the opposite direction while making a left turn at an intersection on Springs Road. The charging document states that the alleged traffic violation was the proximate cause of Beal’s death.

Knight is not listed as an inmate in Catawba County. A Monday (September 21) court date was scheduled.

[The North Carolina State Highway Patrol contributed to this story, photo of Knight courtesy of Rick Gilbert, WACB]