{"id":8192,"date":"2025-05-27T14:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=8192"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:04:53","slug":"1-hospitalized-another-charged-following-mills-river-t-bone-wreck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/north-carolina-truck-accidents\/1-hospitalized-another-charged-following-mills-river-t-bone-wreck\/","title":{"rendered":"1 hospitalized, another charged following Mills River T-bone wreck"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILLS RIVER, NC \u2013 One man in his 30s was sent to a hospital, and another was charged following a t-bone collision Sunday, Blue Ridge Now<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

According to preliminary details from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a tanker truck driver had pursued an unprotected left turn onto NC Highway 280 when they collided with an oncoming Ford Explorer SUV.<\/p>\n

The collision happened before 9:45 p.m. and warranted a response from troopers and EMS crews. After arriving, one ambulance took the Ford driver to Mission Hospital. The driver is listed in stable condition. He was identified as 31-year-old Samuel Mullenax from Hendersonville.<\/p>\n

Additional details from troopers revealed that the truck driver was turning from a driveway prior to the crash and did not suspect he was impaired. He was identified as 30-year-old Stephen Neill, also from Hendersonville, and is faced with a failing to yield charge. Crashes are common on this five-lane highway, authorities noted.<\/p>\n

Officials shut down the majority of NC 280 for three hours for the clean-up process and investigation. One lane in each direction remained open to accommodate the flow of traffic.<\/p>\n