North Carolina Truck Driver Charged After Accident Sends Two Girls To Hospital

A North Carolina truck driver was recently charged in a December accident in Virginia that caused two young girls to be sent to the hospital after sustaining personal injuries.

The girls, 3- and 4-year-old sisters were in safety seats in the rear of their parents’ car on December 16 when the Toyota Corolla was suddenly hit from behind while stopped at a red light. A tanker truck driven by 35-year-old Roanoke Rapids, N.C. resident Stephen Boney was the vehicle that rear-ended the sedan.

Both girls suffered serious injuries that required hospitalization, but according to police spokesman Adam Bernstein, they are now back at their home and doctors are “optimistic” of them making a full recovery.

Boney was issued a summons for failure to obey a traffic signal and a warrant for reckless driving. According to Bernstein, he reported to Virginia Beach on January 5 to be presented with the charges.