The driver of a dump truck that killed a crew of linemen in North Carolina last week did not have a valid CDL. 

The incident occurred on April 24th in Eden, North Carolina as a crew of linemen were working as contractors for Duke Energy. 

According to MyFox8, the dump truck was a city of Eden vehicle driven by 66-year-old Michael Ray Vernon. Investigators believe that the dump truck ran a stop sign before crashing into the crew of linemen. 

Four of the six people hit died in the accident. They have been identified as 71-year-old Douglas Garland Sides, 35-year-old William Evans, 32-year-old Madison Carter, and 30-year-old Matthew Lockwood.  Two people hit in the incident were airlifted with serious, life threatening injuries. One person in the bucket truck was taken to a nearby hospital with non life threatening injuries. 

Vernon met investigators at the magistrate’s office this week, where he was officially charged with one count of failing to stop for a stop sign, one count of operating a commercial motor vehicle without a valid CDL, and 4 misdemeanor counts of death by motor vehicle. He is being held on $50,000 unsecured bond.