It was a typical early morning for the Wells Fargo executive headed to his uptown office. His mother said he was the kind of person employers love: "In early and out late."

But just before seven yesterday morning, the 47-year-old's life was taken from him as he walked across South College Street, near the Charlotte Convention Center. A dump struck and killed the banking executive in a tragic pedestrian accident.

The driver of the truck has been charged with death by motor vehicle and failure to yield right of way.

The banker was walking up Stonewall Street; the signal at College Street indicated he could cross there. But as he made his way across the street, the truck, going west on Stonewall, came to the same intersection at the same time. The truck driver saw a green light and made a right-hand turn onto College. Witnesses said it appeared that he didn't see the pedestrian crossing the street.

The 57-year-old driver struck the banker, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.

According to the Charlotte Observer, the intersection was last year ranked as the 82nd most dangerous in the city in the High Accident Location List, an annual Department of Transportation report.

Fifteen collisions were reported at the intersection four years ago, but by 2010, the number had dropped to five.

According to the banker's mother, her son was married and a devoted father to a teenage daughter.

No doubt his family is devastated by this preventable tragedy. We hope they find all the strength they need in the days ahead.

Source: Charlotte Observer: "Wells Fargo executive struck, killed while crossing uptown street," Steve Lyttle, Jan. 10, 2012