Thursday, October 15, 2026

40-year-old male identified in traffic fatality

Steven Barlock, a 40-year-old from New Hanover County, died from sustained injuries, according to police. (Port City Daily/File)

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Police Department responded to a vehicle and pedestrian crash around 4:30 a.m. Saturday along a prominent corridor in Wilmington.

Steven Barlock, a 40-year-old from New Hanover County, was walking in the area when the incident occurred. He died from sustained injuries, according to police. The incident took place in the 100 block of South College Road and remains under investigation.

“Our prayers and condolences are with the family of Mr. Barlok during this very difficult time,” the police noted in a press release.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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