Photos show scene of crash into North Carolina business that critically injured employee
Updated: 3:40 PM EDT Jul 11, 2024
TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, INCLUDING OUR BREAKING TRAFFIC, NEWS AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. BUT FIRST, WE START WITH A CHANGE FOR UPSTATE AREA CODES THAT GOES INTO EFFECT NEXT WEEK. OUR ISABEL MARK IS JOINING US LIVE WITH WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE MAKING CALLS. ISABEL. AARON. DESTINY. GOOD MORNING. SO, LIKE YOU MENTIONED NEXT WEEK, THAT NEXT FRIDAY, THAT IS JULY 19TH, YOU’LL HAVE TO START DIALING EIGHT, SIX, FOUR BEFORE MAKING THOSE LOCAL CALLS. AND NOW THAT’S BECAUSE THE UPSTATE IS ADDING 8 TO 1 TO ITS LIST OF AREA CODES. BUT DON’T WORRY, YOUR CURRENT AREA CODE WILL NOT CHANGE UNLESS YOU’RE GETTING A NEW PHONE NUMBER. STARTING AUGUST 19TH, YOUR PROVIDER COULD ASSIGN YOU THE NEW AREA CODE. WE’RE CURRENTLY IN A PERMISSIVE DIALING PERIOD, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN MAKE LOCAL CALLS WITH OR WITHOUT THE AREA CODE. BUT AGAIN, THAT ALL CHANGES ON JULY 19TH. YOU’LL ALSO WANT TO CHECK YOUR CONTACT LIST AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE LOCAL PHONE NUMBERS ARE UPDATED WITH THE AREA CODE, AS WELL AS THOSE ALARM SYSTEMS AND OTHER ANY OTHER SYSTEMS YOU HAVE THAT MAKE THOSE AUTOMATIC PHONE CALLS LIVE IN GREENVILLE IS WELLMARK WYFF NEWS FOUR. ISABEL THANK YOU. IT’S THE FINAL DAY OF THE NATO SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON, WHERE THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT WILL ONCE AGAIN SHINE ON PRESIDENT BIDEN AMID NEW CALLS FROM MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY TO DROP HIS REELECTION BID. AMY LIU IS AT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS MORNING. DESTINY AND ERIN AND WHAT COULD BE A MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT ON THE WORLD STAGE, WE’RE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY IN A PRESS CONFERENCE, AS WELL AS REMARKS AT THE SUMMIT AND IN A MEETING WITH THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT. IT’S BEEN A BUSY LAST FEW DAYS WITH HIS CANDIDACY STILL IN QUESTION, BIDEN MET WITH LABOR LEADERS, SPENT TIME WITH THE UK’S NEW PRIME MINISTER AND HOSTED AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY DINNER YESTERDAY. BUT MORE INTRAPARTY TURMOIL IN CONGRESS IS OVERSHADOWING BIDEN’S WORK AT THE SUMMIT. A NINTH HOUSE DEMOCRAT IS NOW JOINING THE GROWING LIST OF PEOPLE CALLING ON HIM TO DROP OUT, WHILE OTHERS SPOKE PUBLICLY IN SUPPORT OR REMAINED HESITANT ABOUT HIS REELECTION BID. WHEN DONALD TRUMP WAS PRESIDENT, WE HAD FOUR BAD YEARS. JOE BIDEN HAD ONE BAD DEBATE NIGHT, BUT HE’S HAD THREE AND A HALF GREAT YEARS OF ACCOMPLISHING GOOD THINGS FOR OUR COUNTRY. MY CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW ARE FOCUSED ON THE CAUCUS AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. YOU STEPPED UP AND SAVED THE COUNTRY FROM DONALD TRUMP IN 2020. DON’T LET THIS BE YOUR LEGACY THAT YOU REFUSE TO STEP DOWN. LAST NIGHT, VERMONT SENATOR PETER WELCH BECAME THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC SENATOR TO COME OUT PUBLICLY AND CALL FOR BIDEN TO END HIS CAMPAIGN. AND DOING SO, WELCH SAID IN SADNESS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. I’M AMY LU WYFF NEWS FOUR. BOEING SAYS IT ENDED THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR WITH GROSS SALES DOWN 70% FROM A YEAR AGO. THE COMPANY SAYS IT SOLD JUST 14 NEW JETS IN THE PAST MONTH, BUT IT STILL MARKED ONE OF ITS BEST SALES MONTHS OF THE YEAR. ONLY FOUR AIRCRAFT WERE SOLD IN MAY, AND JUST SEVEN IN APRIL. THE JUNE SALES ARE DOWN 95% FROM THE 304 TOTAL ORDERS IT TOOK LAST JUNE. BOEING SALES HAVE FALLEN SHARPLY SINCE THE 737 MAX DOOR PLUG BLEW OUT MID-FLIGHT IN JANUARY. AIRLINES EAGER TO EXPAND THEIR FLEETS ARE HOLDING OFF ON PURCHASES WHILE BOEING WORKS THROUGH ITS PROBLEMS. THE ANNUAL RIDE TO END ALZHEIMER’S IS TOMORROW IN SOUTH CAROLINA, CYCLISTS PEDAL MORE THAN 255 MILES TO RAISE AWARENESS AND MONEY FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER DEMENTIAS, AND WE’RE SO PROUD THAT WIFE FOREST TEAM HEARTSTRONG IS RIDING AGAIN. OUR GEOFF HART, A 28 YEAR VETERAN OF WYFF NEWS FOUR, IS ON THE TEAM FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR. JEFF WAS DIAGNOSED BACK IN 2021 AND IS ONE OF TWO RIDERS WITH A DISEASE. IF YOU’D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE RIDE TO END ALZHEIMER’S AND OUR WIFE FOR HEART STRONG TEAM, YOU CAN HEAD TO WIFE FOR.COM. HEY, I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO GEOFF HART YESTERDAY AND HE IS REARING AND READY AND EXCITED TO GO. WE ARE EXCITED FOR TEAM HEART STRONG. HEY, LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OVER LAKE HARTWELL. IS THIS NOT GORGEOUS? I MEAN, LOOK AT THE SKY, THE BEAUTIFUL CLOUDS EVEN. AND LOOK AT THAT REFLECTION. I MEAN, JUST TAKE THAT IN FOR A MINUTE. IT’S NICE. WE’VE ALSO GOT LOWER LEVELS OF HUMIDITY. IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT, IT’S ONLY 61 DEGREES IN PICKENS AT THE MOMENT. 68 IN SPARTANBURG. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. 67 IN ANDERSON. LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR RADAR SHOWING A FEW HIGH CLOUDS. BUT WE ARE DRY. WE’VE STILL GOT THOSE NORTH WINDS PULLING IN SOME DRIER AIR. SO A DRY DAY IT WILL BE HOT THIS AFTERNOON. LOW 90S, BUT THIS MORNING, ESPECIALLY THIS IS A RARE TREAT. LOWER HUMIDITY OUT THERE PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY. MID 80S FOR THE MOUNTAINS. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK’S WEATHER. BY THE WAY. MAYBE EVEN SOME SOAKING RAIN. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WITH YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS THAT’S COMING UP IN ABOUT OH 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE, GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S IT LOOKING, ERIC PARELLA I-85 IS STILL UNUSUALLY BAD FOR THIS TIME OF THE MORNING. WE’RE FOLLOWING THIS BREAKING TRAFFIC NEWS. YOU’RE LOOKING AT ABOUT I-85 AT I-35, ABOUT MILE MARKER 52. JUST AFTER THAT INTERSECTION AND YOU CAN SEE TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF MILES HERE IN THIS AREA, NORTHBOUND ON I-85. IF YOU’RE TRAVELING THAT WAY, ALLOW YOURSELF TEN 15 MINUTES OR AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. IF YOU CAN, BECAUSE IT’S BACKED UP, SCDOT SAYS THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE CLOSURE OF THAT LANE YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN IS EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL 830. TRAVEL TIMES IMPACT THAT SOUTHBOUND, AS WELL 85 SOUTHBOUND AT 14 MINUTES IN THE RED. THE OTHER TWO AT 11 MINUTES AND 13 MINUTES. WELL, AT 651, A NEW STUDY SHOWS MEDICATIONS LIKE OZEMPIC AND WEGOVY MAY HELP SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THE RISK OF CERTAIN CANCERS. RESEARCHERS AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY IN CLEVELAND CONDUCTED THE STUDY, WHICH ONLY OBSERVED PEOPLE WITH TYPE TWO DIABETES. DOCTOR CHRISSY MIDDLETON, FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER, SAYS 80% OF CHRONIC ILLNESS IS OBESITY RELATED. THE MEDICATION DECREASED THE RISK. TEN OF 13 OBESITY RELATED CANCERS WHEN COMPARED TO PATIENTS TAKING INSULIN. DOCTOR MIDDLETON SAYS EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THE MEDS WITHIN THIS DRUG CLASS ARE FDA APPROVED FOR WEIGHT LOSS, MOST INSURERS DO NOT COVER WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATIONS, AND THE COST CAN BE FROM 500 TO $1200 WITH AND WITHOUT INSURANCE. SO TYPICALLY WHEN MY PATIENTS GET YOU KNOW, 10 TO 20 POUNDS OFF, THEY ARE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE JUST THAT LITTLE BIT OF WEIGHT CAN MAKE YOU FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. AND JUST IN GENERAL, LIKE CHANGING THE WAY YOU EAT. UM, AND CLEARING OUT SOME OF THE BAD FOODS THAT DOES CREATE THAT INFLAMMATION. SUGARY THINGS. UM, IT JUST MAKES THEM FEEL BETTER OVERALL, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND JUST OVERALL. THEY JUST HAVE A BETTER OUTLOOK ON LIFE. THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES ALLOWS PATIENTS TO RECEIVE THE MEDS AT AN AFFORDABLE COST, SOME AS LOW. AS $25. GET UP. MOVE AROUND. GO OUTSIDE, GET SOME FRESH AIR. GET SOME SUNSHINE. SOMETIMES JUST HAVING THAT DISCONNECT FROM THE COMPUTER SCREEN OR JUST AT YOUR WORKSTATION WILL NATURALLY GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN ENERGY BOOST BECAUSE YOU’RE UP AND YOU’RE MOVING AROUND. I’M GOING TO DO THAT TODAY. IF YOU ALSO FEEL TIRED AROUND 3 P.M. EVERY DAY, REGISTERED DIETITIANS SAY THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO BOOST YOUR ENERGY. THEY SUGGEST NOT SKIPPING BREAKFAST, STICKING TO BALANCED MEALS, AND STAYING ACTIVE ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SINCE WE TEND TO FEEL MORE FATIGUED WHEN WE’RE DEHYDRATED. IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, BUT IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO COOL OFF TODAY, IT’S SLURPEE DAY AT 7-ELEVEN. 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A worker in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, suffered critical injuries after a truck crashed into a business, officials said.(Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines)The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at a business called WNC Chimney Solutions on Dellwood Road, according to the Junaluska Fire Department.Photos posted by fire crews of the scene showed the front of a gray truck completely inside the business, with just a small part of the back end sticking out.Haywood County Emergency Services and Maggie Valley Fire and Rescue, along with eight other agencies, responded to the scene.Officials said it took more than 45 minutes to extract the worker from the mangled truck before the patient was flown to the nearest trauma center.The owner of the business, Ande Grantham, started a GoFundMe page for the employee, saying:”One of our team is in critical condition and I am raising money for that member’s family so that they can afford to take time away from work and be with their loved one. Our employee will be taken care of by us but I am asking for help for their family. I am not sharing their name nor their family’s name for their privacy. I am creating this account in my name and I will ensure all funds go our team member’s family.”There was no word on the cause of the crash.
A worker in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, suffered critical injuries after a truck crashed into a business, officials said.
(Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines)
The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at a business called WNC Chimney Solutions on Dellwood Road, according to the Junaluska Fire Department.
Photos posted by fire crews of the scene showed the front of a gray truck completely inside the business, with just a small part of the back end sticking out.
Haywood County Emergency Services and Maggie Valley Fire and Rescue, along with eight other agencies, responded to the scene.
Officials said it took more than 45 minutes to extract the worker from the mangled truck before the patient was flown to the nearest trauma center.
The owner of the business, Ande Grantham, started a GoFundMe page for the employee, saying:
“One of our team is in critical condition and I am raising money for that member’s family so that they can afford to take time away from work and be with their loved one. Our employee will be taken care of by us but I am asking for help for their family. I am not sharing their name nor their family’s name for their privacy. I am creating this account in my name and I will ensure all funds go our team member’s family.”
There was no word on the cause of the crash.
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