HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. —
Police said they caught the driver accused of hitting a bicyclist and taking off in Huntersville.
Gregory Beaty was stopped less than an hour later in Lincoln County.
Police said Beaty hit the cyclist around 2:30 p.m. Sunday on Highway 73 near Hubbard Road.
Police said someone saw Beaty’s truck missing a sideview mirror. Police said he was on drugs.
If convicted, it will be Beaty’s fourth DWI offense. The victim may have broken bones but should be OK.
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