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Fayetteville NC Semi Truck Accident on I-95 Driver Burned
October 23rd, 2009 | 
Author: FAYETTEVILLE, NC – A semi tractor-trailer caught on fire late Monday evening around 11:30 pm, Oct 19, 2009 near the 68 mile marker of Interstate 95 just north of Fayetteville. The semi truck accident seriously burned the driver, 54 year old Frankie Graves from Goldsboro, NC. The accident occurred in the northbound lanes of I-95 when Graves swerved to avoid 2 vehicles that were stopped on the highway.
Fayetteville, NC Tanker Crash
The tanker truck Graves was driving caught fire after he struck a guard rail and punctured his fuel tank. The truck accident was part of a chain-reaction crash.
In the accident Graves clothes caught on fire, then he jumped from the cab. A former soldier from Hope Mills, NC, went to his aid at the scene of the accident and rolled him in the median to extinguish the flames. Graves, who was badly burned over 40% of his body, remains in critical condition. He was airlifted to the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center in Chappel Hill for treatment.
Location of the truck accident near the 68 mile marker on I-95
Below is a Google Street View of Interstate 95 near the 68 mile marker where the truck accident occurred. Click your mouse button and drag it to pan around the scene of the accident and to get a feel for the lay of the land.
Contact a Fayetteville truck accident attorney if you’ve been injured in a truck accident in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Find a North Carolina truck accident lawyer at TruckAccidents360.com today who specializes in representing victims involved in truck injury accidents.
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