Victim Identified; Trucker Facing Charges Due to Deadly Runaway Trailer Accident
JACKSONVILLE, NC – A person has been killed by a runaway trailer that struck a vehicle in the afternoon hours earlier this week. The accident occurred on Country Club Road. Per a lieutenant with the local police department, a trailer became detached from a pickup truck, which then crashed into a Jeep. The impact of the crash caused the driver of the Jeep to die as a result of her injuries. The police note that the trailer had safety chains.
The names of those who were involved in the accident have not been made publicly available at this time. This accident was the first fatal one in the area in over twenty months.
Updated: According to an online news report at witn.com, the police have positively identified the individual who tragically died in a deadly accident after a trailer became dislodged from a pickup truck earlier this week.*
According to the Jacksonville, North Carolina police, the victim, a 46-year-old woman, was driving on Country Club Road when she was struck by a utility trailer. Upon impact, she lost control of her vehicle and hit into a tree. The woman died as a result of her injuries. The driver of the pickup truck, a 60-year-old man, from Jacksonville, North Carolina, was taken into custody following the crash and is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving to endanger, and improper towing/failure to use safety chains. His bond has been set at $20,000.
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Source:https://www.witn.com/content/news/Driver-killed-by-runaway-trailer-in-Jacksonville-563724141.html