Pedestrian killed Monday night while walking along Highway 12 in Corolla at the Outer Banks. Asen Zahariev, who was 21 years old , was struck and killed by a hit and run driver. The accident happened about 11:00PM Monday night. Tuesday morning, Peter Thomas Luke Jr., 37 years old, of Corolla went to the Corolla fire department and said he may have hit a deer the night before. Luke has been charged with felony hit and run causing serious injury or death. He is in the Currituck County Jail with a bond of $20,000. Tests were taken to check if he was under the influence of anything even though it had been several hours since the accident.
