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Pitt County: 12-year-old dies after being struck on Ayden Golf Club Road

WITN and WCTI, each citing the Highway Patrol, put the Sunday crash around 4:48 a.m. near N.C. 102. The two pages split on the vehicle and on how sure they are that the driver will not be charged.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating a Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, crash on Ayden Golf Club Road in Pitt County that killed a 12-year-old girl.Confirmed by North Carolina State Highway Patrol, as reported independently by WITN (posted Nov. 2, 2026, 11:50 a.m. ET) and WCTI (posted Nov. 2, 2026, 11:32 a.m. ET)
  • Both pages wrote that troopers were called around 4:48 a.m. Sunday and that the girl died at the scene.Confirmed by North Carolina State Highway Patrol, as reported by WITN and WCTI
  • WITN placed the crash near Highway 102. WCTI independently placed it near N.C. 102.Confirmed by WITN; WCTI
  • WITN wrote that a northbound pickup truck hit a pedestrian. WCTI wrote that she was struck by a vehicle traveling north and did not name a pickup.Confirmed by WITN only for pickup truck; WCTI for a northbound vehicle
  • WCTI, citing the patrol's preliminary investigation, wrote that the girl was lying in the northbound travel lane of Ayden Golf Club Road when she was struck. WITN did not print that.Confirmed by WCTI only, citing the North Carolina State Highway Patrol preliminary investigation
  • WITN wrote that troopers say the truck driver will not face any charges. WCTI wrote that the patrol said no charges are anticipated against the driver.Confirmed by WITN for "will not face any charges"; WCTI for "no charges are anticipated"
  • WCTI wrote that the collision remains under investigation. WITN did not print that line.Confirmed by WCTI only

Still unknown

  • The girl's name
  • Why she was in the roadway
  • The driver's name
  • A written Highway Patrol crash release we can read ourselves
  • Whether a charging decision has been filed in court

What this means for you

Public safety
The child has not been named. This story is not an official or emergency notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Instructions from North Carolina State Highway Patrol, as reported by WITN and WCTI

This site is not the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. For the crash file, use the patrol. This is not an emergency service. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In Pitt County, a 12-year-old girl died after a Sunday crash on Ayden Golf Club Road, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol told WITN and WCTI.

Both stations timed troopers at about 4:48 a.m. Nov. 1 and said the girl died where she was found. WITN placed the wreck near Highway 102. WCTI used N.C. 102.

WITN described a northbound pickup hitting a pedestrian. WCTI described a vehicle traveling north and did not name a pickup.

Citing the patrol's first read of the scene, WCTI added that the girl had been lying in the northbound travel lane when she was struck. WITN did not print that.

On charges, the two pages split. According to WITN, troopers say the truck driver will not face any charges. WCTI's account is that no charges are anticipated, and that the file remains open.

This site is not the Highway Patrol. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

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What we don't know yet

Neither page named the girl or the driver. We have not opened a written patrol release. We do not know why she was in the roadway.

What happens next

WCTI wrote that the investigation continues. We will update this story if the patrol posts a crash report or if a court filing appears.

Photos

Text-only. No station photographs are used here.

Why it matters

A child died on a Pitt County road early Sunday. Neighbors need the two stations' separate reads of the patrol, including the split on a pickup versus a vehicle and on whether charges are closed or only not expected.

Updates

  1. Nov 2, 2026, 12:30 PM

    WITN and WCTI, both citing the Highway Patrol, report that a 12-year-old girl died after a Sunday crash about 4:48 a.m. on Ayden Golf Club Road near N.C. 102. WITN names a pickup and says the driver will not be charged. WCTI does not name a pickup and says no charges are anticipated.

Sources

  1. NEW INFO: 12-year-old pedestrian hit and killed in overnight Pitt County crash (WITN Web Team, published Nov. 2, 2026, 11:50 a.m. EST: Highway Patrol; northbound pickup truck hit a pedestrian around 4:48 a.m. Sunday on Ayden Golf Club Road, near Highway 102; 12-year-old died at the scene; troopers say the truck driver will not face any charges. Does not print that she was lying in the lane or that the file remains open. Stock image; no WITN photographs of the child or the scene are used. Text-only.)

    Official sourcePublished by North Carolina State Highway Patrol, via WITN · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 12:23 PM

  2. 12-year-old girl dies after being struck on Ayden Golf Club Road in Pitt County (WCTI, posted Mon, November 2, 2026 at 11:32 a.m.: North Carolina State Highway Patrol; troopers around 4:48 a.m. Nov. 1; fatal collision involving a pedestrian on Ayden Golf Club Road near N.C. 102; preliminary investigation indicates the girl was lying in the northbound travel lane when she was struck by a vehicle traveling north; pronounced dead at the scene; no charges are anticipated against the driver; collision remains under investigation. Does not name a pickup. Text-only; no WCTI photographs used.)

    Official sourcePublished by North Carolina State Highway Patrol, via WCTI · Checked Nov 2, 2026, 12:23 PM

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