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'I’m still fearful': Triad retired pastor and his wife are recovering at home after hit-and-run crash in Davidson County

'I’m still fearful': Triad retired pastor and his wife are recovering at home after hit-and-run crash in Davidson County
AWAY. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF COMING UP. A RETIRED DAVIDSON COUNTY PASTOR AND HIS WIFE ARE BACK HOME TONIGHT AFTER A HIT AND RUN CRASH. WXII 12 LOUIE TRAN TALKED WITH THE HUSBAND AS STATE TROOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WHO DID THIS. HE JOINS US LIVE AT A HIGHWAY PATROL STATION IN LEXINGTON LOUIS. YEAH, THE RETIRED PASTOR TELLS ME THAT HE HAS A DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND HIS WIFE HAS SUFFERED BROKEN BONES, ALL BECAUSE HE SAYS THE DRIVER HAD ROAD RAGE AND THAT’S WHY HE WANTS AUTHORITIES TO FIND THE PERSON WHO DID THIS. I WAS VERY FEARFUL AND I’M STILL FEARFUL. RETIRED PASTOR HIGHLAND PAID IS RECALLING A SCARY MOMENT LAST SUNDAY. HE AND HIS WIFE WERE THE VICTIMS OF A HIT AND RUN CRASH ON NORTH CAROLINA. 109 IN DAVIDSON COUNTY. IT’S NOT GOING AWAY. YOU KNOW, I STILL THINK ABOUT IT AND I STILL SEE HIS BUMPER, YOU KNOW, HITTING ME IN THE BACK WITH HIS BUMPER IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOT BELIEVING HE’S DOING THIS PAIN. HIS WIFE OR TRAVELING TO A FUNERAL THAT DAY. HE SAYS HE TRIED TO PASS THE DRIVER OF A GRAY TRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE DRIVER GOT UPSET. HE SAYS THE DRIVER RAMMED HIS TRUCK INTO THEIR CAR THREE TIMES EACH TIME HARDER THAN THE PREVIOUS. AND ON THE FOURTH HIT THAT POINT, I REALIZED THIS. THIS WAS SERIOUS. HE SAYS THEIR CAR SPUN OUT AND SENT THEM INTO THE WOODS. OH, MAN, THAT WILL DO THAT TO YOU AND HIS VEHICLE. I DON’T KNOW WHAT HE MIGHT DO TO COME BACK HERE WITH A GUN. WITH WHAT? STAN THOMPSON CAME OVER TO MOW HIS MOTHER’S AND STEPFATHER’S LAWN. SINCE THEY’RE HURT. HE’S URGING PEOPLE TO HELP FIND THE DRIVER. YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PERSON’S NOT ON THE ROAD ANYMORE TO HURT ANYBODY ELSE. HE COULD KILL SOMEBODY NEXT TIME. AS AUTHORITIES LOOK FOR THE DRIVER OF THIS GRAY TRUCK. PAY AND HIS WIFE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE AS THEY LOOK TO THEIR FAITH FOR HEALING. WE’VE GOT GOD WITH US AND HAVE NOT HA
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'I’m still fearful': Triad retired pastor and his wife are recovering at home after hit-and-run crash in Davidson County
A Triad retired pastor and his wife are recovering at home after a hit-and-run crash left them injured in Davidson County.North Carolina state troopers said the crash happened on North Carolina 109, near John Wright Road, Sunday.Deputies are still searching for the suspect in the gray truck. WXII 12 News talked with retired pastor Hulon Pait, 75, of Thomasville, and Janie Pait, 77, of Thomasville, who were the victims of the crash.Hulon Pait suffered a dislocated right shoulder, and Janie Pait suffered several broken bones. "It was a fearful thing. It’s not going away. I still think about it and I still see his bumper, him hitting me in the back with his bumper in the rearview mirror and not believing he’s doing this," said Hulon Pait.Hulon Pait and his wife were traveling to a funeral Sunday afternoon.He said he tried to pass a driver of a gray truck on the left side, and the driver got upset. "I just normally pass somebody and that’s it, and I had no idea that it was going to bother him," he said.The driver soon after rammed his truck into Pait's vehicle three times — each time harder than the previous, he said."A man that will do that to you with his vehicle, I don’t know what he might do if he comes by here with a gun or something," he said.After the fourth hit, Pait said his vehicle spun out into the nearby woods.Stan Thompson said he's grateful that his mother and step-father are alive, but he's urging people to help find the driver responsible for the crash to help keep other families safe on the road."You want to make sure this person is not on the road anymore to hurt anybody else. He could kill somebody next time," he said. "If somebody wrongs him in some sort of way, this is somebody who can kill somebody for the slightest thing, if they get that upset for somebody passing them in a traffic situation."Hulon Pait said he's thankful he and his wife are alive, and they're leaning on their faith to guide them through the uncertainty as they heal."She’s doing better, but it’s still hard for her to get up and down. A lot of problems with that. A lot of pain. I have to help her with everywhere she goes," he said. "We got God with us, and if had not had that Sunday, we wouldn’t be here today."Pait also stressed to drivers to not react when they're experiencing road rage from another driver. "About road rage, do your best to get out of it and leave it alone," he said.

A Triad retired pastor and his wife are recovering at home after a hit-and-run crash left them injured in Davidson County.

North Carolina state troopers said the crash happened on North Carolina 109, near John Wright Road, Sunday.

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Deputies are still searching for the suspect in the gray truck.

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WXII 12 News talked with retired pastor Hulon Pait, 75, of Thomasville, and Janie Pait, 77, of Thomasville, who were the victims of the crash.

Hulon Pait suffered a dislocated right shoulder, and Janie Pait suffered several broken bones.

"It was a fearful thing. It’s not going away. I still think about it and I still see his bumper, him hitting me in the back with his bumper in the rearview mirror and not believing he’s doing this," said Hulon Pait.

Hulon Pait and his wife were traveling to a funeral Sunday afternoon.

He said he tried to pass a driver of a gray truck on the left side, and the driver got upset.

"I just normally pass somebody and that’s it, and I had no idea that it was going to bother him," he said.

The driver soon after rammed his truck into Pait's vehicle three times — each time harder than the previous, he said.

"A man that will do that to you with his vehicle, I don’t know what he might do if he comes by here with a gun or something," he said.

After the fourth hit, Pait said his vehicle spun out into the nearby woods.

Stan Thompson said he's grateful that his mother and step-father are alive, but he's urging people to help find the driver responsible for the crash to help keep other families safe on the road.

"You want to make sure this person is not on the road anymore to hurt anybody else. He could kill somebody next time," he said. "If somebody wrongs him in some sort of way, this is somebody who can kill somebody for the slightest thing, if they get that upset for somebody passing them in a traffic situation."

Hulon Pait said he's thankful he and his wife are alive, and they're leaning on their faith to guide them through the uncertainty as they heal.

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"She’s doing better, but it’s still hard for her to get up and down. A lot of problems with that. A lot of pain. I have to help her with everywhere she goes," he said. "We got God with us, and if had not had that Sunday, we wouldn’t be here today."

Pait also stressed to drivers to not react when they're experiencing road rage from another driver.

"About road rage, do your best to get out of it and leave it alone," he said.