SALISBURY, N.C. — A Panama City man was identified Wednesday as the victim of a crash in North Carolina involving a parked tractor trailer and a pickup.
According to reports from the N.C. Highway Patrol, 53-year-old Wade Mitchell Oliver Jr. was killed instantly the night of Sept. 29 when his truck crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer at about 11:30 p.m. on I-85 near Salisbury, N.C.
The cause of the collision has not been determined. Troopers told local media there were no skid marks in the roadway and the pickup’s estimated speed at impact was 65 mph.
Highway Patrol officials were unable to immediately identify Oliver soon after the crash because he did not have a driver’s license with him, but the vehicle registration did lead officials to a Panama City address.
Oliver suffered massive head and chest trauma in the wreck.