To the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while two other individuals, ages 24 and 34, were flown to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with life-threatening injuries.
Since then, Vernon, the dump truck driver, has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and stop sign violation. According to troopers, impairment was not a contributing factor.
In the collision. Carolina Power & Signalization said in a Facebook post on Friday that “three of our brothers lost their lives in a tragic accident”;
The men were “fathers, sons, husbands, and friends who dedicated their lives to serving others and helping keep the lights on, even in the darkest moments.”
The head of the firm commented in a statement, “This tragic reminder of how fleeting life is should push us all to hold our loved ones a little tighter.” “Take a minute when you come home tonight.
