BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — The man accused of hitting and killing an elderly woman in Boiling Springs will spend the next year in prison.
James Harris from Blacksburg pleaded guilty to hitting 74-year-old Dorothy Hyde as she crossed the street in January of 2023.
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Police said Harris likely didn’t stop after the crash because he was driving without a license.
It took investigators six months to find Harris and his car.
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