INFORMATION ABOUT A SUSPECT YET IN THIS CASE. A HIGH POINT MAN IS NOW PARALYZED. INVESTIGATORS SAY A DRIVER HIT HIM WHILE HE WAS WALKING BACK TO WORK AFTER HIS LUNCH BREAK. THAT DRIVER APPEARED BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY. WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS WAS IN COURT AS WELL AND CAUGHT UP WITH THE VICTIMS FAMILY TONIGHT. HE IS OUTSIDE THE GUILFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE. JOSHUA. GOOD EVENING. THE SISTER OF MONTE PITTMAN SAYS THE NEWS ABOUT HER BROTHER IS DEVASTATING AND RIGHT NOW SHE’S ANGRY, BUT SHE’S STEPPING BACK TO LET THE JUSTICE SYSTEM GO TO WORK. AND MY HEART WAS VERY SHATTERED BY THE NEWS THAT I RECEIVED. 23 YEAR OLD RYAN DARREN VAN EATON APPEARED BEFORE A JUDGE MONDAY. HE’S FACING A FELONY HIT AND RUN CHARGE FOR A COLLISION WHICH SENT 52 YEAR OLD DANTE PITTMAN TO THE HOSPITAL. IF CONVICTED, HE COULD BE SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON TIME. ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE DEFENDANT TURNED HIMSELF IN. HE STATED TO UM AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THAT TIME THAT HE BELIEVED THAT HE HAD HIT A DEER AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE PEDESTRIAN IS CURRENTLY PARALYZED FROM THE INJURIES. PITTMAN, A FATHER OF FIVE AND A GRANDFATHER, WAS RUSHED TO WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER IN WINSTON-SALEM. HIS SISTER, SHAMIRA BATTS, TELLS ME HER BROTHER HAS GONE THROUGH SURGERY TO REPAIR DAMAGE TO HIS SPINE AND DUE TO FLUID BUILD UP IN HIS LUNGS AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING, HE’S NOT ABLE TO SPEAK, BUT HE IS REALLY TRYING HIS HARDEST. YOU KNOW, I WAS ABLE TO GET HIM TO BLINK ONE FOR YES, TWO FOR NO. AND I ASKED HIM, WAS HE OKAY? HE WAS LIKE, NO, HE JUST YOU HEARD HIM. HE’S BLINK. YES. I SAID, WE LOVE YOU. YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT’S LOVING YOU. WE’RE SHOWING YOU MAD SUPPORT AND HE IS. YEAH. BAT SAYS HER FOCUS IS LARGELY ON HER BROTHER’S RECOVERY. BUT THIS ENTIRE ORDEAL HAS LEFT HER ASKING WHY EVEN IF YOU KNEW, YOU DIDN’T KNOW WHAT YOU HIT, WHY DIDN’T YOU STOP TO SEE WHAT YOU HIT? YOU KNOW, THAT’S JUST THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE. I MEAN, HE COULD HAVE DIED. THANK GOD HE’S NOT. HE’S ALIVE. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST. WHY. NO, IT’S GOING TO BE A PROCESS. SO WE’RE JUST GOING TO TAKE IT DAY BY DAY, STEP BY STEP. VAN EATON IS BEING HELD ON A $150,000 SECURED BOND, AND HIS NEXT COURT DATE IS EXPECTED TO BE FEBRUARY 15TH
High Point man arrested in connection to Guilford County hit-and-run, troopers say
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Updated: 6:44 PM EST Jan 29, 2024
A man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run that left someone seriously injured, according to troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and the family of the victim is demanding answers.Top StoriesWalnut Cove roads temporarily closed following pavement failure, fire crews sayFinal mile of 'Downtown Greenway' in Greensboro expected to start construction on MondayMotorcyclist dies following Wilkes County crash, troopers sayGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereZonte Pittman was walking northeast on the shoulder of W. Main Street when a vehicle traveling northeast struck him. He was transported to Wake Forest Baptist with serious life-threatening injuries.Investigators were searching for a crimson pearl red 2013-2015 Acura ILX passenger car.On Saturday, troopers arrested 23 year old Ryan Vaneaton of High Point. He's been charged with felony hit-and-run and driving while license revoked. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastHe appeared virtually in court Monday. If convicted he could be sentenced to two years in prison. According to the District Attorney, at the time Vaneaton turned himself in, he stated to in law enforcement at that the time of the collision he believed that he had hit a deer, and continued to drive. Pittman, a father of five and a grandfather, was left paralyzed from the collision. His sister, Shamora Batts, tells WXII her brother has gone through surgery to repair damage to his spine. She also mentioned due to fluid build up in his lungs and difficulty breathing, he’s not able to speak."My heart was very shattered by the news," she said. He is really trying his hardest. I was able to get him to blink once for yes, two for no. I asked him was he okay? He was like, no. Are you hurting? He's like, yes. I said we love you, you have a lot of people who love you and are showing you mad support, and he says yes."Batts said her focus is largely on her brother’s recovery, but this entire ordeal has left her asking, why? "Even if you knew you didn't know what you hit, why didn't you stop to see what you hit," she asked. "This just the unanswered question that I have. He[ her brother] could have died. Thank god he's not. He's alive. But you know, just why? Vaneaton is being held on a $150,000 secure bond, and will appear in court again February 15th. Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIES
HIGH POINT, N.C. — A man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run that left someone seriously injured, according to troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and the family of the victim is demanding answers.
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Zonte Pittman was walking northeast on the shoulder of W. Main Street when a vehicle traveling northeast struck him. He was transported to Wake Forest Baptist with serious life-threatening injuries.
Investigators were searching for a crimson pearl red 2013-2015 Acura ILX passenger car.
On Saturday, troopers arrested 23 year old Ryan Vaneaton of High Point. He's been charged with felony hit-and-run and driving while license revoked.
Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscast
He appeared virtually in court Monday. If convicted he could be sentenced to two years in prison. According to the District Attorney, at the time Vaneaton turned himself in, he stated to in law enforcement at that the time of the collision he believed that he had hit a deer, and continued to drive.
Pittman, a father of five and a grandfather, was left paralyzed from the collision. His sister, Shamora Batts, tells WXII her brother has gone through surgery to repair damage to his spine. She also mentioned due to fluid build up in his lungs and difficulty breathing, he’s not able to speak.
"My heart was very shattered by the news," she said. He is really trying his hardest. I was able to get him to blink once for yes, two for no. I asked him was he okay? He was like, no. Are you hurting? He's like, yes. I said we love you, you have a lot of people who love you and are showing you mad support, and he says yes."
Batts said her focus is largely on her brother’s recovery, but this entire ordeal has left her asking, why?
"Even if you knew you didn't know what you hit, why didn't you stop to see what you hit," she asked. "This just the unanswered question that I have. He[ her brother] could have died. Thank god he's not. He's alive. But you know, just why?
Vaneaton is being held on a $150,000 secure bond, and will appear in court again February 15th.
Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
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