Runaway trailer hits, kills man on North Carolina highway
Crash happened on Highway 211 in Brunswick County
BOLIVIA, N.C. (WBTV) - A man died Tuesday after he was hit by a runaway trailer on a North Carolina highway.
State troopers told sister-station WECT that the crash happened along Highway 211 near the tiny town of Bolivia in Brunswick County.
Troopers said a truck was pulling a trailer that had an excavator on it, and the trailer came unhitched from the truck. After the trailer unhitched, it went across the center line and hit an oncoming Chevrolet Trailblazer.
The driver of the Trailblazer, 63-year-old George Maskara Jr., died.
WECT reported that the driver of the truck, 20-year-old Cody Frabotta, was arrested. Court records showed he was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and driving left of center. He was released from jail shortly after he arrived.
The area where the crash happened is about 45 minutes southwest of Wilmington, and 20 minutes west of Southport.
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