8/11/2021- 4:20 p.m.
North Carolina – A woman who died in a car accident fear their daughter has been left to die and want to know why her corpse was left in the passenger seat when the car was towed twice and searched for information before being released. ended up in a scrap heap.
Nellie Nelson and Roger Tysinger claim police gave them multiple, conflicting stories about what happened to their daughter, Teresa Tysinger Williams, after a car accident in Stoneville.
Cole was reportedly high on heroin at the time of the crash. He was arrested and charged with the murder of his mother
Williams, 54, of Mayodan, was a passenger when her son Banner Williams, 26, known as Cole, drove her 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee off Stone Mountain Road on June 14. Rockingham Nu reported.
When Nelson learned of the crash, the concerned mother said she was told her daughter was not involved, but a second search on her behalf resulted in an ambulance worker’s body still in the car nine hours after the crash. found.
Nelson and her husband fear their daughter was still alive immediately after the incident and succumbed to her injuries while the car was being towed.
According to the report submitted by the North Carolina coroner, a paramedic who found Williams on the McGehee Towing property said the woman was covered in loose clothing and a child safety seat.
When asked if Williams’ body was visible from the driver’s side of the vehicle, the paramedic said, “I’m not sure. I walked up on the passenger side, but considering all the clothes on her and the car seat probably not.’
The report also says that Cole never said his mother was in the car.
Authorities said Cole admitted to using heroin an hour before the crash and police arrested him four days later.
Highway Patrol Officer Sgt. Raleigh’s Christopher Knox said on Tuesday his agency could not discuss the crash as it is under investigation.
Nearly six hours after the crash was reported, Williams’ boyfriend Joel Woods, with whom she shared her home, called Nelson and said he was concerned about her.
He told Nelson he got a call from McMichael Mills, where Williams was a longtime lab supervisor, and said she never showed up for work that day.
While Nelson was calling about her daughter’s whereabouts, she heard about her grandson’s car and asked if Williams was with him.
She says police continued to give her different stories about the crash.
“I’ve heard three different stories—Cole walking up the road, walking up the hill, and sitting on the bank—three different stories. I don’t know what to think.
She went to the site herself, but by the time she arrived she learned that her daughter had died from multiple blunt force impacts and was still in the jeep.
She then drove to Wentworth to meet with Sgt. Adam Carter and two other officers.
Cole, pictured with his mother, has been charged with second-degree murder, vehicular death, reckless driving, disabled driving and other related charges.
Nelson and her husband are angry that the police and emergency responders who responded to the crash did not see her daughter in the passenger seat.
Margaret Price, of Price Mill Towing, said the car was initially towed to her property before being sent to McGehee Towing.
She described how the State Highway Patrol investigator looked “stunned” when he learned that the body had been missed despite multiple towing and how officers inspected the vehicle’s registration papers next to the passenger seat where the body was located.
The time of death is not yet known as the investigation is still ongoing.
“You can’t tell me they searched because they didn’t look for my daughter,” Nelson said. “And if you’ve seen car seats, why didn’t you look for babies?” I feel like I’m in a nightmare. No one gave us a straight answer.’
Cole has been charged with second-degree murder, vehicular death, reckless driving, driving with a disability, driving with revoked license and other related charges.
He is being held in the Rockingham County Detention Center on a $500,000 secured bond and is due to appear in Rockingham County Court on September 14.
