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This heartbreaking incident occurred at 1:23 p.m. on Thursday afternoon in Eden, North Carolina. According to reports, a City of Eden dump truck driven by 66-year-old Michael Vernon ran a stop sign at the intersection of Carroll and Church Street in Eden.
After blowing through the intersection, Vernon struck 6 utility workers with Duke Energy who were working on power lines for Carolina Power and Signalization. The dump truck then struck an occupied bucket truck before going off the road into a ditch.
Four of the utility workers were sadly pronounced deceased on the scene while 2 others were life-flighted to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The utility worker in the bucket truck was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Michael Vernon was also taken to the hospital for minor injuries sustained during the crash.
The four Duke Energy utility workers that lost their lives have been identified as 30-year-old Matthew Lockwood, 35-year-old William Eavans, 32-year-old Madison Carter and 72-year-old Douglas Sides.
Police do not believe Michael Vernon was impaired at the time of the accident. He has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and a stop sign violation at this time although North Carolina State Police are investigating the crash.
Our thoughts are with everyone involved.
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