Man Charged for Accident that Killed 4 Powerline Workers in Eden

A man has been charged following an accident that killed four powerline workers in Eden last week. 66-year-old Michael Ray Vernon was the driver of a City of Eden dump truck that ran a stop sign and hit several Duke Energy contractors on April 24 at the intersection of Church Street, Carroll Street and Park Road.

Vernon has been charged with four counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, one count of failure to stop at a stop sign, and one count of operating a commercial motor vehicle without a valid commercial driver’s license…

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