Truck driver was on his phone during I-95 crash that killed 5, NTSB says:
Charles Haskell had just made a call when he slammed into slowed traffic near a ...
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NTSB says driver was calling during fatal I-95 crashNear Kenly, the truck struck slowed traffic at 70 mph on July 24, 2024; five people died.
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- According to the NTSB, Charles Haskell received a text near Kenly on July 24, 2024, started a call less than a minute later, and drove into slowed traffic at 70 mph three seconds after the call began.
- The ensuing chain-reaction crash killed five people in two SUVs, while Haskell and two other truck drivers suffered minor injuries.
- The NTSB’s final report, which is expected to identify the likely cause, has not been released, but investigators reconstructed the sequence from cellphone records and the truck’s electronic log; whether Haskell held the phone or used it hands-free remains undetermined.
- Haskell was charged with failure to reduce speed and five misdemeanor counts of death by vehicle, and the case remains pending in Wilson County Superior Court.
Investigators say the 911 call was the result of an Apple feature that 'automatically calls emergency personnel after a 20-second delay to report a detected crash.'— NTSB investigators explained that the 911 call originated from an Apple feature.
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