PENDER COUNTY, N.C. — Police say the truck driver involved in the deadly accident that killed a 2-year-old child is facing an additional charge after a newborn child died from injuries sustained during the wreck.
The truck driver, Matthew Deans, has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by vehicle. Β
The children’s parents, Gentry and Hadley Eddings, were both injured in the wreck. Β Hadley was eight months pregnant and had to have a C-Section performed immediately after the wreck. Β The newborn died Monday.
The wreck happened as the family was driving back to Charlotte after attending a wedding in Wilmington. Β Gentry is a local worship leader at Forest Hill Church.
