CHARLOTTE, NC. (THECOUNT) — Diane Babinec has been named as the pedestrian struck and killed while walking outside the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday.
Babinec, whose age was not provided, died after being hit by a vehicle on West Morehead Street, in Charlotte, NC, while attending Sunday’s Carolina Panthers game, reports say.
Police said Babinec was crossing the street with her husband at about 3:30 p.m. when she was hit by a passing SUV.
She was rushed to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead Monday of blunt force trauma consistent with the collision.
Babinec was said to be a founding member of the “Pantherettes,” a group of Carolina Panther superfans.
“Her body may not be pounding anymore here, but her soul will pound forever for the Panthers,” said Sonja P. Anderson, founder of the fan group The Carolina Pantherettes. source
It is unknown if anyone was cited or charged in the fatal collision.
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