FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — New information in a fatal deputy-involved crash in Forsyth County last month has led to a driver’s charges being reduced, according to Forsyth County District Attorney James O’Neill.
Investigators for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol brought new evidence that has impacted the prosecution of a case against 19-year-old Bryan Castillo.
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New Evidence
Preliminary reports and roadway evidence initially indicated that the crash on March 7 occurred in 24-year-old Deputy Kaleb Mitchell’s travel lane and that Castillo was driving over 100 mph seconds before impact.
Based on that information and other factors known to investigators from the NCSHP, the NCSHP presented probable cause to an independent magistrate, and Castillo was originally charged on March 9 with:
- second-degree murder
- misdemeanor death by vehicle
- reckless driving
- speeding
- driving left of center
The NCSHP has now come forward and presented evidence to the prosecutor’s office that in the seconds before the crash, Mitchell was apparently in Castillo’s travel lane…