Driver charged after fatal Cary crosswalk crash on Ederlee Drive

TL;DR
A Cary driver, Ayaz Pathan, was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, failure to reduce speed, and failure to yield after 76-year-old Soile Lazarz was struck and killed while crossing Ederlee Drive near Peregrine Place. The incident has renewed attention to crosswalk safety, with state officials planning a pedestrian beacon at the intersection by fall 2028 amid prior neighbor complaints.
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- Husband, daughter remember Cary woman killed after being hit by SUV CBS 17
- Cary police charge driver they say hit and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk Yahoo
- Woman hit and killed by SUV in Cary near Koka Booth Amphitheatre Raleigh News & Observer
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