The driver whose truck struck and killed an 11-year-old dancer in the Raleigh Christmas Parade will spend roughly eight months behind bars, and as he left the courtroom in handcuffs and tears, he told the girl’s family, “I’m terribly sorry.”
Landen Glass, who was 20 when his truck’s brakes failed in the 2022 parade, stood and apologized in a quiet voice, telling Hailey Brooks’ family, “I know there are no words I can say to tell you how sorry I am. … If there was any way I could go back and change things, I would.”
Glass, who was sentenced Monday, pleaded guilty Friday to felony obstruction of justice, misdemeanor death by vehicle and dangerous weapon at a parade. Prosecutors stressed that Glass had been previously cited for failing to follow safety guidelines, calling Brooks’ death preventable — not an accident…