COROLLA, N.C. (WAVY) -- A driver was charged after his vehicle struck a wild horse last Thursday in Corolla.

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund said it happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of Sandpiper Road on Sept. 11.

The driver was traveling south on Sandfiddler when a horse ran out from his right, according to the Currituck County Sheriff's Department. The driver hit the horse, observed it get up and drove away. The mare did not sustain any serious injuries.

The driver was charged with Sec. 3-34 of the Currituck County Wild Horse Ordinance, which states "it shall be unlawful for any person injuring a wild horse to fail to notify immediately the animal control officer or sheriff's department."

He pled guilty to the charges, paid the fine/court costs and was released back to his fami

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