By Taylor Jedrzejek
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Iredell County back on Dec. 17 and the first 25 residents â all staff members of various departments at Iredell Memorial Hospital â were the first to receive the vaccine.
In the 40 days since the Iredell County Health Department and the three hospitals within the county have administered more than 10,000 vaccines and have done it with an efficiency that very few other counties in North Carolina have been able to match.
âThis work should be commended,â Jane Hinson, director of the Iredell County Health Department, said. âWe are all working hard to vaccinate our residents as quickly as possible in an effort to slow down the spread of the virus, prevent hospitalizations and deaths.â
N.C. Troopers Investigate A 3-Vehicle Collision In Iredell County
December 30, 2020
STATESVILLE, N.C. Troopers say they responded to a three-vehicle collision on Interstate-40 West where four individuals received injuries and one man was charged for failing to maintain lane control on December 30th around 11 a.m.
Police say the driver of a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck, 26-year-old Derek Frye of Wichita, Kansas, was heading west when he ran off the road to the left colliding with the median guardrail and a 2018 Subaru Forester.
The driver of a 2010 Freightliner moving truck swerved attempting to avoid the initial collision, when he collided with the guardrail and his truck overturned in the travel lanes spilling the contents of his moving truck across the roadway, according to a news release.
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An 8-year-old boy died Sunday after he was accidentally shot with a BB or pellet gun while playing with another child in North Carolina, according to authorities.
The incident occurred Sunday at a home in the Stony Point community, located about 55 miles north of Charlotte, according to a news release by the Alexander County Sheriff s Office. Upon arrival officers discovered that an 8-year-old child was struck in the chest with a single shot from a BB or pellet gun, the release said.
The unidentified child was taken to Iredell Memorial Hospital for evaluation before he was transported to Brenner s Children s hospital in Winston Salem. During transport, the child went into cardiac arrest and was diverted to Davey Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, according to the sheriff s office.
An 8-year-old North Carolina boy died after he was hit in the chest with a BB gun bullet.
Citing a statement from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, the Greensboro News & Record reports that an unidentified 8-year-old boy went into cardiac arrest after he was struck by “a single shot from a BB or pellet gun” near a home in Stony Point.
According to WBTV, the victim and a 7-year-old child were playing with a BB gun and a pellet rifle, shooting at targets near the home. At some point, the 8-year-old was hit in the chest. The child was taken to multiple hospitals: He was first brought to Iredell Memorial Hospital, and was sent to Brenner’s Children’s following an evaluation there. During transit, the boy went into cardiac arrest and was diverted to Davey Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.