Michelle Simone Barlow, 42, killed, and Donald Wayne Caulder, 29, and Marvin Douglas Erb, 49, injured in car collision with dump truck on U.S. 1 near Wake Forest, North Carolina

Donald Wayne Caulder, 29, the driver of a 2004 Freightliner dump truck, was traveling north about 4:15 p.m. when he rear-ended a 2004 Toyota Sienna van, a release said.

It's believed that the driver, Michelle Simone Barlow, 42, of Wake Forest, was stopped or slowing down when her vehicle was hit, the release said.

"A lot of teachers were crying throughout the day; they had to tell us the news. A lot of students were out. It was a real quiet day at school," said student Timothy Walker.

Troopers said Donald Wayne Caulder Jr., 29, of Laurinburg, was taken into custody in Scotland County and released on a written promise to appear. He's also charged with failure to reduce speed.

According to his criminal record, Caulder had a history of eight driving-related violations since 2008. He also has two pending drug charges in Moore County.  

"He's hurting too. He doesn't deserve to be tormented anymore than we do," Barlow said of Caulder. "Knowing what we know, it doesn't make it hard to extend forgiveness when we've been extended forgiveness."  

Donald Wayne Caulder, 29, of Laurinburg, is charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to reduce speed in the March 22 crash on Capital Boulevard.