Man Charged in Lawrence County Crash That Killed 2-Year-Old

A 40-year-old man, Howard Watkins, has been charged with vehicular homicide and DUI after his vehicle crashed into a pond in Lawrence County on Sunday, according to NewsChannel 5.

Investigators say Watkins was driving with an infant in an unsecured car seat when the vehicle went into the water near the 200 block of Napier Road and CC Road. The child, still in the car seat, was ejected and died at the scene. Watkins escaped without injury.

The child’s mother, who says Watkins is her boyfriend, said the boy had just celebrated his second birthday a week earlier.

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