Pinehurst, NC (September 17, 2026) - A woman in her 60s and a dog were killed when a golf cart and a Hyundai Kona SUV collided at N.C. 5, also known as Beulah Hill Road, and Shaw Road SW. The crash was reported at 7:51 a.m. Thursday in Pinehurst, in Moore County, North Carolina.

Police said the golf cart was crossing N.C. 5 when the SUV struck it. Preliminary information from the scene described the cart as crossing along Shaw Road and the Hyundai as traveling northbound.

Radio traffic indicated that responders began CPR on the woman shortly after arriving. The woman, who was a passenger in the golf cart, was pronounced dead at the scene. The dog was also riding in the cart.

The male golf cart driver suffered serious injuries, according to police. He was taken by ambulance to a landing zone at the Arboretum and then airlifted to UNC Hospitals. The SUV driver was transported to Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst; that driver’s condition had not been released in the initial accounts.

Pinehurst Police Chief Glen Webb confirmed that the cart occupants were related but did not specify their relationship. Their names had not been released in the initial accounts.

The golf cart sustained heavy damage and was left in the roadway. N.C. 5 was closed between Cherokee Road and Linden Road for several hours while emergency crews and investigators worked. The road reopened at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Pinehurst police said their Reconstruction Team was investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision. No final determination of the crash’s cause was announced in the initial accounts.

Different Questions for Those Affected by the Golf Cart Collision

The Pinehurst collision killed a passenger and seriously injured the golf cart driver. The SUV driver was also taken to a hospital, but the initial reports did not describe that driver’s condition. Those outcomes may raise different questions about treatment, losses and insurance for each person and family.

Police said the cart was crossing N.C. 5 when the SUV struck it, and the Reconstruction Team was investigating. That description alone does not establish responsibility for the collision. The vehicles’ movements and other available evidence would need to be examined.

A car accident lawyer can explain how the reported circumstances relate to an individual injury or a death. The family relationship between the cart occupants does not mean their legal positions or losses are identical.

Reviewing the Available Information

A legal conversation can begin with what is known from the investigation and any treatment or insurance information already available. It can also address what remains uncertain without requiring those affected to reconstruct the collision themselves.