1989 incident

USA: After 34 Years, Suspect Charged in Charlotte Hit-and-Run in North Carolina

In December 1989, Ruth Buchanan, 52, was struck and killed by a stolen vehicle in Charlotte, North Carolina. The driver fled without rendering aid, leaving the case unsolved for over three decades. Recent breakthroughs in forensic technology, particularly DNA analysis from a marijuana joint found in the car, led to Herbert Stanback, 68, being identified as the suspect. Stanback, already…