Former UNC coach Hatchell appeals plea in fatal accident, gets more lenient sentence

Posted Apr 27, 2021
Former North Carolina women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell on Monday appealed her guilty plea in a fatal accident last year and got a more lenient sentence, including the continued ability to drive. Hatchell was making a slow left turn in the parking lot of 6118 Farrington Road in Durham on Jan. 6, 2020, when she hit 89-year-old Betty Colby. (WRAL.com)

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