WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The driver of a tractor-trailer has been charged for a crash that led to a man's death in Winston-Salem, police say.
A Winston-Salem man died on Christmas after a tractor-trailer failed to stop at a red light hitting him over the summer, according to police.
On Tuesday, June 16th, around 7:22 a.m. officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department responded to a crash scene at the intersection of Twenty-Seventh Street and North Patterson Avenue.
Investigators said a tractor-trailer driven by 26-year-old Pearless Speller was traveling east on Twenty-Seventh Street when it failed to stop for a steady red light, causing a wreck with a moped driven by 41-year-old Michael Werts.
Werts was taken to a local medical facility to treat injuries sustained from the crash.
On Christmas, Werts died from those injuries.
Police said they issued a warrant on Feb. 9 for Speller for Misdemeanor Death by Motor Vehicle and Failure to Stop at a Steady Red Light.
Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700, Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800, or En Espanol at 336-728-3904.
