Attorney Matthew R. Arnold answering the question: “What should I do if I have been injured by another party but I can’t afford a lawyer?”
A terrible accident in February of last year that left two Charlotte, NC brothers dead moved to a courtroom this week as the driver of the delivery truck testified about his actions that terrible morning.
The driver, Dirk Jerome Brown, told a Charlotte judge earlier this week that he was not distracted the morning of February 22, 2012 as he was on his way to his first delivery of the morning. Brown said that he had just picked up his co-worker and was heading to Rock Hill when he approached the intersection of W. Tyvola Road and Shady Lane.
Brown claimed that he was looking in his mirrors and made sure that everything was clear before he made his turn. Sadly, his turn was not clear and Brown has since been charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by vehicle after running over one-year-old and five-year-old brothers. The two boys were walking with their sister and father on their way to daycare along the shoulder of the road prior to the accident.
Brown testified that he made a wide turn and then heard screaming and noticed the children on the ground. Authorities have said an investigation revealed that the tire of Brown’s truck clipped the shoulder of the road which is what killed the two young boys. A witness also testified that the driver did not make a wide turn and had far more room to turn more broadly then he did.