{"id":5142,"date":"2024-09-25T14:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:30:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:30:03","slug":"man-84-loses-life-in-fiery-box-truck-wreck-in-salisbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/north-carolina-truck-accidents\/man-84-loses-life-in-fiery-box-truck-wreck-in-salisbury\/","title":{"rendered":"Man, 84, loses life in fiery box truck wreck in Salisbury\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SALISBURY, NC \u2013 An 84-year-old man operating a box truck passed away when his truck hit an overhead sign and caught on fire on I-85 South near exit 72 last Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>This collision happened around 12:15 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2024\/09\/19\/box-truck-collides-with-overhead-sign-catches-fire-deadly-salisbury-wreck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTV<\/a> reports. Prior to the truck colliding with the sign and bursting into flames, it had struck a guardrail and then gone over it.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the driver, 84-year-old Elemer Lee Carpenter from Winston-Salem, succumbed to fatal wounds at the scene.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1VanItSFQeyce5ydvdgkEytYf6_i5vx0&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Facing the unexpected death of a loved one is a devastating and heartbreaking experience. If your family member\u2019s life was cut short due to a truck collision, you could have the opportunity to pursue a claim if you believe another party was at fault. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>North Carolina box truck accident lawyer<\/strong><\/a> is ready to offer individualized and compassionate legal support as they guide you through the complex legal system and go over the ways to achieve your full compensation. Call Truck Accident Lawyers LLC at <a href=\"tel:+18887745836\"><strong>(888) 774-5836<\/strong><\/a> or reach out <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a> for a free, no-risk consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SALISBURY, NC \u2013 An 84-year-old man operating a box truck passed away when his truck hit an overhead sign and caught on fire on I-85 South near exit 72 last Thursday afternoon. This collision happened around 12:15 p.m., WBTV reports. Prior to the truck colliding with the sign and bursting into flames, it had struck [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-north-carolina-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5142"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5148,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5142\/revisions\/5148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}