Parents Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter After Their Son, 7, Dies While Crossing the Street

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The boy was pinch his brother, 10, erstwhile they were allegedly trying to transverse a information of nan roadworthy without a crosswalk earlier an SUV deed him

Published connected May 31, 2025 05:24PM EDT

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Two parents successful North Carolina are facing aggregate charges aft their 7-year-old boy was deed by an SUV while he was crossing a thoroughfare unsupervised and later died from his injuries
The boy was pinch his brother, 10, erstwhile they were allegedly trying to transverse a information of nan roadworthy without a crosswalk
Jessica Ivey, 30, and Samuele Jenkins, 31, person been charged pinch involuntary manslaughter, felony kid neglect and misdemeanor kid neglect

Two North Carolina parents are facing aggregate charges aft their 7-year-old boy was deed and killed by an SUV arsenic he crossed a thoroughfare unsupervised.

Jessica Ivey, 30, and Samuele Jenkins, 31, were charged pinch involuntary manslaughter, felony kid neglect and misdemeanor kid neglect connected Thursday, May 29, according to Gaston County Sheriff’s Office public records. They are some being held connected a $1.5 cardinal bond.

Gastonia Police said they responded to reports of a vehicular clang involving a pedestrian connected West Hudson Boulevard conscionable earlier 6 p.m. section clip connected Tuesday, May 27, per WBTV.

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Upon arriving, they recovered that nan 7-year-old kid had been attempting to transverse nan thoroughfare successful an area of nan roadworthy without a crosswalk erstwhile he was deed by an SUV driven by a 76-year-old woman. The boy was pinch his 10-year-old relative astatine nan time.

Police further told nan outlet that nan kid was transported to a section infirmary and was past transferred to Levine Children’s Hospital successful Charlotte, wherever he later died astir 10 p.m.

Authorities told WBTV that adults must beryllium held accountable successful these types of incidents and should guarantee their children are successful a safe environment.

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The driver of nan SUV has not been charged astatine this time, per WCNC.

The first tribunal day for some Ivey and Jenkins was scheduled for Friday, May 30, per nationalist records.

PEOPLE reached retired to nan Gaston Police Department arsenic good arsenic nan Gaston County Sheriff’s Office connected Saturday, May 31, but did not person an contiguous response.