Suspect finally charged in hit-and-run cold case from 34 years ago
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A suspect has been finally charged 34 years after a fatal hit-and-run in North Carolina after DNA testing on a marijuana cigarette. Charlotte–Mecklenburg Police Department announced that Herbert Stanback, 68, had been charged with felony hit-and-run in the death of 52-year-old Ruth Buchanan on 29 December 1989. Herbert Stanback, 68, was charged with felony hit-and-run resulting in death in the 1989 killing of 52-year-old Ruth Buchanan On January 1, 1990, officials responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle at a Comfort Inn. Ruth Buchanan, 52, was killed in a fatal hit-and-run in 1989 He later dumped the car at the Comfort Inn and returned to prison that night, Jackson said.

Ruth Buchanan: DNA helps solve Charlotte, North Carolina hit-and-run cold case
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