Woman dies after being hit by 2 cars in Durham

Thursday, November 14, 2019
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham Police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed Wednesday night.

Police say a woman was crossing Miami Boulevard at Ambassador Drive around 7:10 when she was hit by the side mirror of a 2011 Super Duty Ford Truck, knocking her on the road. She was then hit by a second driver that police say left the scene.
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Investigators suspect the driver of the vehicle that left the scene was in a metallic gray or silver mid-2000s model Toyota Matrix with damage to the front left bumper and fender well.

Police are looking for the driver of the Toyota. No charges have been filed.
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The victim has been identified as 73-year-old Gaynor Songer, of Durham.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run vehicle is asked to call Investigator J.A. Bell with the DPD's Traffic and Crash Team at (919) 560-4935, ext. 29411 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.
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