It was normal for 47-year-old executive Brett Morgan to head in early to work at his Wells Fargo office in Charlotte's uptown.

"In early and out late," said his mother, Deanna Morgan.

Just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, Brett Morgan was struck and killed by a truck as he walked along a route he had probably taken dozens of times. The driver has been charged in the case.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Morgan was struck while attempting to cross South College Street at Stonewall Street, near the Charlotte Convention Center and the rear of the Gantt Cultural Arts Center.

A Wells Fargo spokesman said Morgan was a director with the corporation's commercial mortgage servicing team. He was responsible for the team that handles asset management and servicing for a nationwide commercial real estate portfolio.

Police Capt. Andy Kornberg said Morgan was walking up Stonewall Street and had received a signal that it was safe to cross College Street. About the same time, a dump truck westbound on Stonewall Street approached the same intersection. Kornberg said the truck had a green light, and the driver tried turning right onto College Street.

The truck hit Morgan, and he died at the scene, police said. The truck driver, identified by police as Phillip Boone Sr., 57, was charged with death by motor vehicle and failure to yield right of way.

By Tuesday afternoon, flowers in memory of Morgan had been placed near the intersection.

"We are deeply saddened by this tragic event," said Josh Dunn, corporate communications manager with Wells Fargo. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends."

A construction company worker who was near the scene said he didn't believe the dump truck driver saw the pedestrian. Tuesday morning was foggy across much of the area.

Police said they are still investigating the incident and ask witnesses to call detectives at 704-432-2169.

The intersection was ranked as the city's 82nd most dangerous intersection in the 2011 High Accident Location List, an annual report released by the Charlotte Department of Transportation.

The report says 15 collisions were reported there in 2008; by 2010, the number had dropped to five.

But a 2010 Intersection Safety Warrant List identifies the intersection as a "chronic location" for pedestrians, meaning there had been at least six collisions involving pedestrians there within the last 10 years.

Morgan, a Texas native, moved to Charlotte for a job offer about 10 years ago, said Deanna Morgan, of Houston.

Her son was married and devoted to his 18-year-old daughter, she said. He was an avid sports fan who was "obsessed" with Texas Tech University, his alma mater. He planned to compete in a marathon soon.

He also enjoyed his job and his co-workers, she said.

Deanna Morgan said she believed that her son normally parked his car near uptown and took the light-rail line to his workplace. He'd apparently decided to walk Tuesday, she said.

The intersection was closed for three hours after the collision, and reopened about 10:15 a.m. Staff researcher Maria David contributed.