HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man faces criminal charges in the death of a 4-year-old child who was struck by a truck, authorities say.
WRAL-TV reports that the driver, 42-year-old Cary Theron Moore, was taken into custody at the scene of Saturday evening’s collision.
Moore, a resident of Garner, was charged by the Holly Springs police with misdemeanor death by vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision, according to a news release from the town. Police do not believe the driver was intoxicated, the release says.
Other children were in a street when the 4-year-old was struck. The child died at a hospital.
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