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Name: Jason Keith Hensley
Rank: Probationary Firefighter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 6 months
Date of Incident: 10/08/2017
Time of Incident: 2353hrs
Date of Death: 10/09/2017
Fire Department: Triple Community Fire Department Inc.
Address: 505 Mountain View Drive, Morganton, NC 28655
Fire Department Chief: Tim Williams
Incident Description: Probationary Firefighter Jason Keith Hensley responded to a call for service of a tree blocking the roadway. Firefighter Hensley's POV was parked behind the fire department's brush truck and a police department vehicle was also on the scene. All emergency vehicles had their lights activated. Just after midnight, a pickup traveling eastbound on US Highway 70 approached the scene and failed to stop. The vehicle first struck Firefighter Hensley, who was wearing his reflective gear, killing him instantly, then crashed into the other vehicles at the scene. The driver of the vehicle spent the night in the hospital from injuries received and has since been charged by police with driving while impaired, no operator’s license, reckless driving, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Incident Location: 3186-A US 70 E
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