Boy injured after van goes into Greensboro creek; driver charged
GREENSBORO — A boy playing in a creek suffered critical injuries when he was struck by a van driven by a man who has been charged with DWI.
About 2:40 p.m. today, a black Chevrolet van driven by Michael Charles Parks was heading north on South Lindell Road ran through a stop sign at Walker Avenue, police said. The van narrowly missed a telephone pole as it went off the road to the left, went down a small hill and hit a tree at the edge of the creek.
The van also hit one of two boys playing there. The boy, who is between ages 10 and 13, was taken to Moses Cone Hospital and later Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center; police said he was in critical condition. The second boy was unhurt. Police did not identify either boy.
Parks, 40, was charged with driving while impaired and driving on a revoked license, police stated. He was treated at the hospital for minor injuries.
The police department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit was still investigating the crash Tuesday night.
Anyone with information about the crash should call Crime Stoppers at 373-1000.
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Photo Caption: Michael Charles Parks, 40, is led away by police shortly after the wreck.
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