John Michael Newman, 56, dies in car crash while traveling for lung transplant on U.S. Route 74 near Kings Mountain, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Mon, 06/06/2016 - 8:15am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Crash kills West Virginia man traveling for lung transplant

North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper L.T. Randall says Newman was a passenger in the SUV driven by his relative when it was rear-ended by a pickup truck while trying to merge onto Interstate 85.

Randall says several others were taken to the hospital and treated for injuries. Charges are pending.

MAN KILLED IN NORTH CAROLINA CRASH WHILE TRAVELING FOR LUNG TRANSPLANT

A West Virginia man traveling to Texas for an artificial lung transplant has died in a crash in North Carolina.

Media outlets report 56-year-old John Michael Newman of Beckley, West Virginia, died Wednesday in the two-vehicle accident on U.S. Route 74 near Kings Mountain.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
John Michael Newman
Roadway: 
U.S. Route 74

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