12 Mar 08 Boy Hit, Killed By Dump Truck

A 13-year-old boy was riding his bike in downtown Morganton Sunday afternoon when he was hit and killed by a Dump truck.

Our newspaper partner the Morganton Herald reports that Devante O’Shea Goodman was crossing Green Street around 3:30 p.m. when a dump truck hit him.

Goodman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the dump truck, 42-year-old Joe Zimmer of Valdese, has not been charged.

Police are continuing their investigation.