LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – The family of a truck driver killed in a fiery crash in Las Vegas says they aren’t sure how they will move forward without the grandfather of 15, who was set to semi-retire soon.
Terry Bilton, a 75-year-old truck driver, was at the end of his shift last Thursday afternoon when North Las Vegas Police say a speeding car tried to get by his tractor-trailer as he was making a turn into an industrial complex. Instead, the car slammed into the truck.
When officers arrived on scene, both vehicles were engulfed in flames. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.
Truck driver killed was a grandfather of 15
Bilton’s family is devastated, saying the 75-year-old was set to semi-retire after being a truck driver for more than three decades. He was also a grandfather of 15 who talked to his grandkids every day…