
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, May 16, 1995                   TAG: 9505160119
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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WOMAN HIT BY CAR; INJURY VERY SERIOUS

A Bedford woman was in very serious condition in a hospital Monday evening after being hit by a car while crossing U.S. 460 in Bedford on Sunday night.

Nancy Wilcher, 23, was crossing the highway with her mother near the Terrace House Inn when she was hit by a car, Bedford Police Chief Milton Graham said.

Wilcher was airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where she remained Monday, according to Graham. She had a severe laceration to her abdomen.

Her mother, whose name was not available, was not hit.

The car was driven by Wayne Allen Wright, 55, of Bedford, according to Graham.

The accident is under investigation.

- Staff report

by CNB