An eleven-year-old girl was killed by an out of control truck while performing at a North Carolina Christmas parade on Saturday, Your Content has learned.
Hailey Brooks died after a pickup truck pulling a parade float in Raleigh lost its brakes and began to accelerate into her dance troupe.
The driver of the truck, 20-year-old Landen Christopher Glass, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, among other charges.
It was revealed that Glass has a history of negligent car ownership, with his record showing a litany of citations for failing to have his truck inspected.
Brooks was taken to a hospital after she was struck, but later declared dead,‘according to New York Post.
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