Driver charged in accident injuring moped driver

Published 1:06 pm Wednesday, September 4, 2024

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A man was transported to ECU Health Beaufort after the moped he was driving was struck from behind by a Mazda in Chocowinity.

Jermaine Moore, 45, was traveling north on U.S. Highway 17 on a moped when Latosha Satchell, 36, of Chocowinity hit Moore from behind while driving a 2005 Mazda passenger car, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

Satchell’s car caught fire after the collision, Highway Patrol reported.

Satchell was charged with Failure to Reduce Speed.