Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson, 31, was held at the Wake Correctional Center and was working a crew picking up trash in the Interstate 40 median near Lake Wheeler Road when a sport utility vehicle lost control and struck several people. He died, and another person held at the facility and a correctional officer were injured. The driver, who was not part of the crew, was sentenced in January 2008. Wilson's family says work crew supervisors violated state policy by not posting warning signs, and they were considering a lawsuit over the safety of work crews.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident (neglect alleged). Wilson's family says work crew supervisors violated state policy by not posting warning signs, and the account reports that an SUV that lost control struck him in the Interstate 40 median.
Reported by: reporters.