N.C. lawmaker bring attention to proposed bill after parents charged in Gastonia child’s death

Legend Jenkins was hit and killed by a car while crossing a Gastonia road to a grocery store in May. He was seven years old.

The driver was not charged in the case, but both of Legend’s parents, Sameule and Jessica Jenkins, were charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and child neglect.

They had sent Legend out to the grocery store with his 10-year-old brother when he stepped out in front of traffic…

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