A gentleman named Richard Fields was tragically killed on Wednesday morning while riding his scooter in Burlington, North Carolina.  The crash happened as Mr. Fields was traveling north on Beaumont Avenue.  According to the limited information available, a car traveling in the opposite direction was attempting to turn left onto North Church Street and the collision resulted.

The reports of this crash do not indicate that any charges have been filed against the driver of the car.  However, it would appear that the car failed to yield to Mr. Fields and cross the path of Mr. Fields causing this collision.  if we learn more about this crash, we will update this story.