Parents in North Carolina were arrested after allegedly leaving their 7-year-old son unsupervised when he was fatally struck by a car while trying to cross the street, police said.

Gastonia police said on May 29 that Jessica Ivey and Samuele Jenkins have been charged with felony involuntary manslaughter, felony child neglect, and misdemeanor child neglect. The incident involving the parents' young son occurred around 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, according to the department.

Officers responded to the scene after receiving a report about a traffic collision, and upon their arrival, they found that a Jeep Cherokee had hit the 7-year-old boy, police said. The 76-year-old driver of the vehicle was traveling east when she struck the child, the department added.

The police's preliminary inve

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