Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A man has died and more than 20 people were injured after a car crashed into a group of cyclists in North Carolina.
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car → die → Carolina
Driver Donald Robert Morris-Jones, 76, now faces 19 charges after members of the Capital Cycling Club were struck around 9.30 a.m. Saturday morning.
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members → face → a.m.
The vehicle crossed the line in the center of the road line before hitting the cyclists during the incident, which unfolded 14 miles from Raleigh in Wake County, a spokesperson for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol told NBC News.
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spokesperson → cross → News
The driver then left the scene before crashing into a ditch about half a mile away, officials said.
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officials → leave → ditch
Holly Springs Fire Department Chief LeRoy Smith told CNN 22 people were found injured at the scene, with 15 hospitalized and seven taken to trauma centers.
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seven → tell → centers
A cycling club spokesperson named the deceased as Patrick Turner, paying tribute to the 63 year-old in a statement.
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spokesperson → name → statement
“We want to first extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Patrick Turner on his tragic loss,” the statement, obtained by ABC11, read.
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statement → want → ABC11
“We are all in shock by the senseless decision by the individual that caused the collision.
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that → cause → collision
“As far as we know, the individual made a decision to drive in a way that put others in grave and mortal peril.”
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that → know → peril
Highway Patrol officials told NBC News “impairment is suspected to be a factor in the crash.”
Morris-Jones’ charges include eight counts of felony hit-and-run involving serious injury or death and seven counts of felony serious injury by vehicle, according to Wake County District Court records obtained by USA Today.
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charges → tell → Today
He also faces one count of felony death by vehicle, one count of driving while impaired, one count of driving left of center, and one count of reckless driving.
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He → face → driving
Court documents seen by CNN state bail has been set at $1 million, with the 76-year-old being described as an “overwhelming danger to society.”
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old → see → society
Morris-Jones does not appear to have a criminal record, the records add.
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records → appear → record
Paul Guthrie, Turner’s friend and a fellow cyclist, paid his own tribute in a post on Facebook.
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Guthrie → pay → Facebook
“I am so very sad for his wife Alice, family and all of us cycling pals who will miss him,” Guthrie wrote.
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Guthrie → miss → him
Every use of a vehicle must be done safely and responsibly.
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use → do → vehicle
Shaun King, a representative from cycling nonprofit organization Bike Durham, says Turner will be commemorated in a candlelight vigil as part of the group’s World Day of Remembrance on November 15.
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Turner → say → November
“We'll be remembering the person we lost today on this ride, and it'll be a real challenge for us to heal together,” King told WRAL.
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King → remember → WRAL
The Independent has contacted the North Carolina State Highway Patrol for further comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
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