"Driver of Vehicle: Rodney Teon McCoy (B-M, 28 yoa)
2910-A New Walkertown Road
*** Charges: “No Operator’s License” (citation)
Passenger of Vehicle: 2 year old female child
Involved Vehicle: 2015 Dodge Charger
On Oct. 21 at 7:11am, members of both the Winston-Salem Police Department and the
Winston-Salem Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle collision in the
1400 block of W. Northwest Boulevard. This
portion of roadway is geographically located between RJR High School and Wiley
Middle School and has an access tunnel (that runs underneath Northwest
Blvd)which connects RJR High School to the gymnasium by means of a protected
walkway for students.
The vehicle was initially traveling eastbound when it
crossed the centerline and ran off of the north side of the roadway. The vehicle then collided with the steel roof
that covered the top side of the access tunnel.
The force of the collision severely bent the steel roof and the vehicle came
to rest on top of the tunnel side-support walls (see below picture). The vehicle was partially suspended in the
air but the transmission was still engaged, which made the vehicle’s position very
unstable. The driver was able to escape
from the vehicle but the 2 year old child was still inside of the unstable and
severely damaged vehicle.
Officer Travis McFadden arrived on the scene and was able to
quickly assess the incident. He determined the vehicle could cause significant
injury to the child if it were to fall down into the tunnel (which was
approximately 10 feet down). Officer
McFadden then took immediate action by climbing into the vehicle to render aid
and then movingthe child to safety. The
child was not injured but was taken to WFU Baptist Medical Center as a
precautionary measure.
Officer McFadden is the School Resource Officer for
Kingswood High School.
The cause of this collision was determined to be an object
inside of the vehicle that had become wedged against the gas pedal, causing the
driver to lose control of the vehicle.
The RJR High School access tunnel has been closed for
repairs.
This incident occurred before children began arriving to
school and it caused a higher level of traffic congestion than usual. The scene has been cleared and traffic is now
operating normal.
The Winston-Salem Police Department requests that anyone
with information regarding this incident to contact CrimeStoppers at
336-727-2800."
- A Police Report
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