Troopers say driver had drugs in system when her car was hit by police SUV WSOC TV

HICKORY, N.C. — A driver who died in a crash involving a police officer in September had drugs in her system, according to a report the North Carolina State Highway Patrol released Tuesday.

A Hickory police officer in an SUV was chasing a motorcycle on Highway 70 when the patrol vehicle struck 38-year-old Cynthia Fox’s minivan, killing her and her 12-year-old son.

The new report does not specify what drug was in Fox’s system, and the report doesn’t specifically say that Fox was impaired at the time of the crash.

The Hickory police officer, Atia Shamseldin, was fired after the crash. The initial report said he was going 95 miles per hour during the chase. Shamseldin also had a passenger in the police vehicle who was hospitalized following the crash.

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Troopers also said the reconstruction unit is expected to take several more weeks to find out exactly what happened in the wreck.

No charges have been filed in connection with the crash.

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