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North Carolina man arrested for Ocean Blvd. accident : News : CarolinaLive.com

North Carolina man arrested for Ocean Blvd. accident
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Joseph Williams, 31, is charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

Myrtle Beach police arrested a North Carolina man following an accident that shut down a portion of North Ocean Boulevard Monday morning.

Joseph Williams, 31, is charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident, according to the police report.

Officers responded to the 1200 block of N. Ocean Boulevard around 1:15 a.m. Witnesses told police they saw Williams who was driving a Chevrolet Caprice, speeding in the northbound lane of the road. They also told police he struck a blue and silver car in the rear driver's side, continued northbound, and struck a convertible car in front of the Blue Bay Resort. The crash caused the vehicles to strike a pole near the motel. Police say a pedestrian was pinned in between the building and the convertible.

Williams was arrested and booked at the Myrtle Beach Police Department.

The condition of pedestrian has not been released.