Truck driver charged in bridge death

    June 20, 2023
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    Darnell Yingling has been charged with vehicular homicide after the excavator he was towing hit a bridge, knocking debris onto a following SUV and killing the driver. A child in the vehicle was injured (Read “Woman killed by excavator knocked off trailer”).

    According to news reports, the family of the SUV driver has filed a lawsuit against Yingling and his employer, Import Towing and Recovery, alleging that the excavator was not adequately secured for transport.

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