Individual Details
Jan Paulette "Paula" Swicegood
(2 Feb 1967 - 15 Aug 2009)
ASHEBORO-Two people involved in a fatal accident on Old N.C. 49 Friday night- who walked away from the scene before emergency personnel arrived-turned themselves in to state troopers on Saturday.
Gregory Harrison Mayo, 31, of Winston-Salem, the driver of the Chevrolet Blazer involved in the head-on collision with a motorcycle, was charged with felony hit and run (as a driver), according to Trooper B.J. Welsh. A passenger in the SUV, Trina Parrish Grubb, 35, of Denton, was charged with felony hit and run (as a passenger).
Mayo was also charged with driving with a revoked license, no insurance, displaying a fictitious registration plate, and not having the vehicle registered with the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. Mayo was placed in the Randolph County Jail under a $75,000 bond; Grubb was jailed under a bond of $7,500.
Brian Keith Brabham, 47, of 631 Mack Road, Asheboro, was fatally injured at the scene. Jan Paulette Swicegood Swing, 42, Mack Road, Asheboro, was a passenger on the motorcycle Brabham was driving. She died Saturday morning at a Chapel Hill hospital.
According to Welch, Brabham's motorcycle was traveling south on Old N.C. 49 and the Blazer was traveling north at about 9:40 p.m. Friday. The motorcycle veered across the center line and struck the Blazer head-on.
Gregory Harrison Mayo, 31, of Winston-Salem, the driver of the Chevrolet Blazer involved in the head-on collision with a motorcycle, was charged with felony hit and run (as a driver), according to Trooper B.J. Welsh. A passenger in the SUV, Trina Parrish Grubb, 35, of Denton, was charged with felony hit and run (as a passenger).
Mayo was also charged with driving with a revoked license, no insurance, displaying a fictitious registration plate, and not having the vehicle registered with the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. Mayo was placed in the Randolph County Jail under a $75,000 bond; Grubb was jailed under a bond of $7,500.
Brian Keith Brabham, 47, of 631 Mack Road, Asheboro, was fatally injured at the scene. Jan Paulette Swicegood Swing, 42, Mack Road, Asheboro, was a passenger on the motorcycle Brabham was driving. She died Saturday morning at a Chapel Hill hospital.
According to Welch, Brabham's motorcycle was traveling south on Old N.C. 49 and the Blazer was traveling north at about 9:40 p.m. Friday. The motorcycle veered across the center line and struck the Blazer head-on.
Events
| Birth | 2 Feb 1967 | Randolph County, NC | |||
| Death | 15 Aug 2009 | UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC |  | ||
| Burial | 19 Aug 2009 | West Bend United Methodist Church Cemetery, Asheboro, NC |
Families
| Spouse | Swing ( - ) |
| Father | Edward Forest Swicegood Jr (1942 - 2013) |
| Mother | Barbara Jean Kearns (1943 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Edward Forest Swicegood III (1962 - ) |
| Sibling | Ted Swicegood ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Pugh Funeral Home.