Lisa Ortuno, 46, killed in collision with dump truck on N.C. 98 and Baya Vista Way in Wake County, North Carolina

Modified Date:

Thu, 12/17/2015 - 10:26am

Accident Date:

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Woman killed after dump truck topples on top of vehicle

A woman was killed Wednesday morning after a dump truck overturned and toppled on top of her vehicle in North Carolina.

Wake Forest woman killed in NC 98 crash :: WRAL.com

A Wake Forest woman died Wednesday morning in a crash on N.C. Highway 98, according to the State Highway Patrol. The dump truck then crossed the center line and overturned, crushing a westbound Volkswagen, troopers said. The drivers of the Nissan, Cheznee Johnson, 37, of Wake Forest, and of the dump truck, Alfredo Carbajal, 55, of Durham, were treated at the scene for minor injuries. A westbound Nissan crossed the center line near BayaVista Way and collided with an eastbound drum truck, troopers said.

NC woman killed when dump truck overturns, crushes car

A Wake Forest woman was killed when a dump truck overturned in front of her car on N.C. 98 in northern Wake County. Carbajal tried to avoid hitting the Nissan head-on, but the Nissan sideswiped the dump truck and the truck overturned. North Carolina State Highway Patrol Sgt. Baker says the Highway Patrol hasn't yet identified who's responsible for the wreck. Authorities say a red Nissan sedan, driven by 57-year-old Cheznee Johnson, crossed the center line of the road as the dump truck driver, 55-year-old Alfredo Carbajal, was traveling in the opposite direction.

N.C. mom killed when dump truck toppled onto car

“You see this on the news all the time and you don’t click on it, or you think, ‘oh gosh that accident looked really bad.’ And then you keep going,” Harrison said. “And it never occurs to you that could have been my husband who goes to work that way every day. But today it was Lisa and I just hope that it was fast, and she wasn’t scared.”

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Type: Truck Accident

People Involved:

Lisa Ortuno

Cheznee Johnson

Alfredo Carbajal

Roadway:

N.C. 98 and Baya Vista Way

City:

Wake Forest, NC

County:

Wake County, NC

Area:

Raleigh-Durham, NC