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Rocky Mount dad gets child abuse charge after moped wreck
A Rocky Mount man wrecked his moped Saturday, injuring his two sons and earning himself a charge of child abuse, police reported.
Posted — UpdatedROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — A Rocky Mount man wrecked his moped Saturday, injuring his two sons and earning himself a charge of child abuse, police reported.
Antonia Lawrence, 44, told police he was giving his sons a ride on the bike, on Whatley Drive near Challenge Court, when he ran it off the side of the road. The bike flipped and the boys, ages 7 and 10, suffered broken legs, Lawrence told officers.
Officers charged him with child abuse, careless and reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle without a helmet and DWI.
The boys were transported to Pitt Memorial Hospital where they were in stable condition, police said.
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