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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.
A 76-year-old Cary woman, Soile Lazarz, was killed after being struck by a black SUV during her daily morning walk; her husband remembers her as a compassionate, Dolly Parton–like figure, and police say the crash is under investigation with no charges filed and no cause or speed factor announced yet.
A 76-year-old Cary woman, Soile Lazarz, died after being struck by a black SUV on Ederlee Drive Wednesday morning. The driver and child passengers were uninjured, and no charges have been filed. Ederlee Drive near Regency Parkway remained closed through late Wednesday afternoon as investigators work the crash, with access to the nearby Symphony Greenway potentially limited.
Authorities in Grenada and international partners continue to search for Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, a 44-year-old Cary, North Carolina woman who disappeared after entering the water at Grand Anse Beach on July 22. Surveillance footage shows her entering the water and swimming beneath a jetty; she was never seen leaving the water. The search—along the shore, underwater, and by air—has yielded no final conclusion. The FBI is helping with background information, and her husband and friend are cooperating; authorities hope for a safe recovery and are asking for any information from the public.
Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, a 44-year-old from Cary, North Carolina, was vacationing in Grenada and went for a swim near a jetty on July 22. Surveillance shows her entering the water at 11:51 a.m. and swimming at 12:04 p.m., but she did not reappear and remains missing as Grenada police, with help from friends and family, conduct searches and investigations.
A Cary family honors their late daughter, 7-year-old Taylor Huston, who died from a rare glioma brain cancer in 2022, by hosting an annual 7K fundraiser at the WakeMed Soccer Complex on March 28 to raise money for pediatric cancer research through the Taylor Anne Foundation, with a run/walk/kids dash.