John Michael Newman, 56, dies in car crash while traveling for lung transplant on U.S. Route 74 near Kings Mountain, North Carolina
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.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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