A 2-year-old boy riding with his grandparents died recently when a truck broadsided their van along N.C. Highway 98 in Franklin County, state troopers said.
The driver of the semi-trailer said that his brakes locked up, sending the truck off the road. Troopers said that the driver over-corrected, and his truck traveled left of the center line and hit the side of the van.
The semi driver faces charges of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, driving left of center, failure to secure a load and failure to secure a trailer properly.
Troopers said they were looking into preliminary reports that the boy was not properly restrained in the vehicle. The boy was in a car seat, troopers said.