Police say impaired driver struck & killed North Carolina firefighter at emergency scene
The highway patrol says this is the truck that struck and killed the volunteer firefighters. They believe the driver was under the influence pic.twitter.com/3duoNzAm8x
— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) October 9, 2017
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A volunteer firefighter was killed after being hit by a car while clearing debris from a road in Morganton Sunday night.
According to a spokesperson with the Triple Community Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to a tree that was blocking the eastbound and part of the westbound lanes of Highway 70 east near the Drexel intersection just before midnight.
A driver heading eastbound on Highway 70 struck 40-year-old Jason Keith Hensley, who was a firefighter with the Triple Community Fire Department. Hensley was killed “instantly on impact,” officials say.
Triple Community Fire Department Facebook page
Hensley was wearing “appropriate reflective gear” when he was struck.
Highway Patrol says 58-year-old Randall Stewart was charged with driving while impaired, driving without a license, reckless driving, not wearing a seat belt, possessing marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia. Stewart allegedly struck two other vehicles that were parked at the scene including Hensley’s personal vehicle which had the emergency lights activated.
