Runaway Dump Truck Hits Child, House In North Carolina

The man charged in the death of a 5-year-old Hillsborough boy who was hit by an unattended dump truck that rolled down a hill worked for a local contracting company with a suspended license, documents show. Alejandro Suarez, 28, of Angier, is charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in the death of Everett Copeland on Monday. Authorities said that the truck was being loaded with dirt at the time but that it “rolled away from its work area.” The vehicle then rolled down a hill, hit a light pole and then hit 5-year-old Everett Copeland before crashing into the house at 205 Dogwood Bloom Lane.