Eden Dump Truck Driver Operating Without Valid CDL, Charged With...

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Eden Dump Truck Driver Operating Without Valid CDL, Charged With Killing Four Utility Workers After Running Stop Sign, Dies in Prison Before Trial

EDEN, North Carolina — A dump truck driver charged in a 2025 crash that killed four utility workers has died in prison before being convicted or sentenced, authorities confirmed. Michael Vernon, 66, died around 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at Raleigh Central Prison, according to Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. Vernon was being held under a $1.6 million secured bond at the...

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