By Sabian Warren:
Yvonne Lewis, 67, of Arden, died after being struck by a car on Merrimon Avenue, Asheville police Sgt. Dave Romick said.
The accident was reported at 7:42 a.m. on Merrimon near the Coleman Avenue intersection.
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Anyone who may have witnessed the crime is asked to please contact senior officer Meg Pigman at 828-251-4085 or email mpigman@ashevillenc.gov.
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The city of Asheville’s failure to properly monitor, surpervise and protect the public by having the crosswalk re-painted post road repaving in a timely manner is reprehensible. Where is the accountability? It’s been 4 days since this tragic event and it still hasn’t been re-striped, yet pedestrian crossing signs remain in place for motorists. When was the repaving completed and what does it take for the city to take action on this?