Child dies after being hit by out-of-control truck during Raleigh Christmas Parade: Police

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The driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle around 10:14 a.m., before striking the girl at a low rate of speed, police said.The driver of the truck, identified as 20-year-old Landen Christopher Glass, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, careless and reckless driving, improper equipment, unsafe movement and carrying a firearm in a parade, police said.Footage of the incident shows the truck moving along the route as a large group of dancers scatters to get out of the way, before people are able to physically stop the truck.Witnesses told ABC Raleigh affiliate WTVD they heard the driver scream out of the truck's window that he had lost control and couldn't stop the vehicle."It was just a lot of chaos, just a lot of cops running, people running," witness Brandon Patrick told the station."

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