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Charges are pending against a driver that caused a fatal wreck in Monroe, NC on Aug. 20.

Local officials told the media that a man was driving west on Highway 74 and crossed into the lanes going east.

He slammed into a station wagon with his Dodge Ram pickup truck, which pushed it into the path of a tractor trailer.

A 70 year-old woman in the station wagon died, and her boyfriend was sent to the hospital in the area with serious injuries.

This sad accident should serve as a reminder that we need to all pay attention carefully to the road when we drive. It is very common to become distracted while driving, such as with the radio or cell phone. And sometimes people fall asleep at the wheel. We do not know for certain what caused this wreck, but it was almost certainly avoidable. Our condolences to the family of the victim.

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