Michael Ray Vernon, the 66-year-old former City of Eden dump-truck driver charged in a crash that killed four linemen last year, has died while in state custody. Rockingham County officials say Vernon was being held at Raleigh Central Prison under a safekeeping order when he died on Sunday evening. The April 24, 2025 collision that prompted murder indictments left four utility workers dead and has remained a focus of local outrage and legal proceedings.
Death Confirmed at Raleigh Central Prison
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page told WXII that Vernon died shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday in the prison’s hospital unit while under a safekeeping order. The sheriff said deputies were not aware of anything suspicious surrounding the death, and his comments…..