A prominent local attorney died Monday after being involved in a traffic accident near the Westwood Shopping Plaza last week, a news release said.
Richard Thomas Craven, 71, was critically injured in the wreck that happened about 6 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of South McPherson Church Road, the Fayetteville Police Department said.
According to police, Craven was operating a 2024 Chevrolet when he failed to yield while attempting to make a left turn into the shopping plaza. His vehicle collided with a Toyota Camry driven by Albarati Abdulgalil, 31, the release said.
Craven was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and he succumbed to his injuries Monday, the release said
Abdulgalil was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Craven was a partner at Murray, Craven & Corley L.L.P. and was admitted into the North Carolina Bar in 1979. He practiced litigation and dispute resolution, according to law firm’s website.
He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor of arts in 1975. He received his law degree from the Birmingham, Alabama’s Cumberland School of Law. Samford University in 1979.
Anyone with information on the investigation is asked to contact Officer J. Deal at 910-584-3692. Anonymous tips can also be made by calling Crimestoppers at 910-483- 8477, visiting fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet or by downloading the free “P3 Tips” app in the Apple App Store or Google Play for Android devices.
Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@gannett.com.