A North Carolina man on his way to breakfast with his groomsmen was killed four hours before his wedding when he was ejected from the car he was riding in and struck by another vehicle.

Authorities charged 52-year-old James Howard Early of Asheville with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.

Raleigh police say 28-year-old Christopher Barrus Raynor of Raleigh was killed early Saturday morning. A police report says the car he was in collided with another vehicle that ran a red light.

The collision caused the car to spin, ejecting Raynor from the car. A third car then ran over Raynor.

The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. Raynor and Karen Taylor were scheduled to be married in downtown Raleigh. Instead, family and friends gathered together and held a memorial service at the church.