Princeton,WV : Truck driver charged after NC family of 4 killed in fiery wreck on January, Monday 22nd 2018

An Illinois truck driver is facing charges in an interstate crash that killed a family of four from North Carolina in southern West Virginia.

Bertram Copeland of Rockford, Illinois, was arraigned on four counts of negligent homicide and reckless driving. He’s now free on bond, said West Virginia State Police Sgt. C.F. Kane.

Police say that last April, Copeland’s tractor-trailer crossed the median and struck an SUV carrying the Gilley family of Salisbury North Carolina, then rolled onto its side and caught fire.

David and Christine Gilley and their children, Jack and Grace, all died. They had been driving to Ohio to visit family, WBTV reported.

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Truck driver charged after NC family of 4 killed in fiery wreck