WILSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA — A 1-year-old boy was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on North Carolina Highway 42 near Sadie Road, just west of Wilson city limits, on Tuesday evening in what his family described as a freak accident. No charges have been filed against the driver.
The crash occurred at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Tuesday. A white 2019 Freightliner was traveling eastbound on NC 42 when it struck the toddler, who was walking in the same lane. The boy, identified by his family as Brooks McCoy Ambrose, was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck came to a stop in the area of the collision. The driver remained at the scene until North Carolina State Highway Patrol arrived.
According to the family, everyone was together playing outside in front of their house when Brooks got close to the highway and was hit. Troopers said the driver showed no contributing factors in the collision. “The driver of the Freightliner is showing to have no contributing circumstances in this collision. There are no charges at this time,” troopers said. The crash remains under investigation by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. A real-time NCDOT traffic map showed both directions of NC 42 closed until approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Family Remembers Brooks
The family, which includes four other children, is mourning the loss of the boy they described as happy, spunky, and full of energy. “We know that happy, spunky, full of energy boy is smiling that beautiful smile as big as he can in his heavenly home,” a relative wrote on a GoFundMe page created to help the family Wednesday. The page raised more than $25,000 in less than 10 hours.
A relative also wrote: “As we navigate this time with his family, we have many from near and far wanting to help. Any donations will be going directly to the family to help with his celebration of life.”
The family asked for prayers for Brooks’ parents and his four siblings.
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