ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police say video footage from a camera mounted on a city garbage truck captured moments before a fatal collision that claimed the life of a pedestrian in her Town Mountain neighborhood.
Sally Wheeler, 74, died around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, after a city garbage truck hit Wheeler in her Highland Gate neighborhood.
Asheville Police Deputy Chief Sean Aardema said the truck was traveling forward at a low rate of speed, under 10 miles per hour. He said, at this point, there’s no evidence anyone involved acted recklessly and emphasized the active investigation of Wednesday’s fatality involves interviews, wreck reconstruction, and ongoing review of video from the truck…