Kandace Helms, 32, killed and two children injured in head-on collision on Highway 150 in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Tue, 03/08/2016 - 7:45pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Woman dies in Lincoln County wreck while driving children to school

Officials said the truck driver, David Boyd, said he swerved to avoid a deer, but witnesses told troopers that they did not see one.

Officials charged Boyd with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and driving left of center. 

Mom killed, two children injured in Lincoln Co. crash

Helms was killed. Boyd and Helms' two children went to different hospitals. Troopers are checking on their status. Helms' family say the two boys will be okay, but her 3-year-old son was having his neck checked to be safe.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
David Boyd
Kandace Helms
Roadway: 
Highway 150

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