She was buried in the rubble. Neighbors got them out. Both were badly burned. She was worried about her husband before she was worried about herself. And he asked about her. There was a second explosion. Both of them died from their injuries. It was just unreal. Family members combed through the scattered debris. Its momentos and cards they sent their mom and dad. Troopers investigating this crash have obtained a sample of his blood. Theyre checking that for impairing substances. He drove a truck in kings mountain. I went by there earlier to speak with them. As i approached, someone came up, locked the door, and refused to answer. The mayor lives across the street from the victims. She witnessed the other crashes in their yard. Help from the state but was told there isnt anything that can be done. Dozens of people have left the family messages and prayers on our wsoctv facebook page. And you can do the same. Like our page and look for this top story. Breaking news out of raleigh where
Through uptown charlotte. Back to the breaking news in east sharment. Police are looking East Charlotte. Police are looking for a driver who hit and killed someone overnight in East Charlotte. In the past half hour, officers cleared the crash scene on Central Avenue. Eyewitness News Reporter angela hong is live at an apartment complex nearby where officers are focussing their investigation now. A . Reporter thats right, stephanie, were at the green briar apartments a quarter mile away from the accident scene and you can see right now, police are in the process of covering up the windshield of the Silver Honda Odyssey with, i believe it is some sort of blue tape. We were here earlier, we were the first on the scene, and actually got some video of that car. We got a closer look, you could see the window is smashed through. There is heavy front end damage. The bumper was nearly falling off. Police tell me they have not made an arrest in this case. This car was left here at the apartment c
Learned the driver of the trucks name is Thomas Pruitt of kings mountain. He was driving in a Company Truck for martins electric. Ken lemon went to the company to talk to a worker but was locked out of the building. He has nonlifethreatening injuries. Joe bruno channel 9 Eyewitness News. Breaking in south charlotte. A major road just reopened after a serious crash. We have video just into the news room from randolph road. Witnesses tell us a semitruck was crossing five lanes of traffic near construction at sharon amity when that driver crashed into a cadillac. The driver of the cadillac was rushed to the hospital. We have a crew investigating that construction area right now and asked about the potential dangers on this very busy road. Well have more answers today on Eyewitness News at 5 00. Following more breaking past hour, police took an armed man into custody after a stand off. It happened in a community off scott drive. This is near the state line. They were called to a home near
Closed on central, just up from sharon amity heading up towards rose haven. You have to take central towards albemarle road. You can jump on independence boulevard heading inbound. Traffic is in good shape for the major thoroughfair. If youre head through matthews towards 277 it will 14 minutes. Weather pattern a windy start. 51 in charlotte. 52 concord and salisbury and in the mountains were in the 50s. It is breezy. The southwest winds will be with us all day today and will keep our temperatures on the warm side as we work through this morning, lots of sunshine, not too chilly. Mid to upper 50s are in place by nine. The high is not far from 70 degrees. Going to be a gorgeous day. Ill show you on the futurecast how in the mountains we may see a small rain chance coming in for awhile as a weak cold front were staying on top of breaking news in Cleveland County. Three people are in the hospital after a crash and massive explosion in fullston early this morning. Joe, we can see behind yo
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