Woman finds husband crushed to death by truck

  • Michael Queen, 50, was crushed to death on Monday when the truck he had been working on fell on top of him in North Carolina
  • Queen’s wife came home and found her husband pinned beneath the truck
  • She called 911, but her husband was pronounced dead on the scene

Michael Queen (left) died Monday after he was crushed to death by a truck

A North Carolina man was crushed to death by a truck he had been working on Monday afternoon.

Michael Queen, 50, had the truck up on jack stands when it came lose and killed him, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office.

Queen’s wife Kimberly, 49, came home and discovered her husband pinned underneath the vehicle. 

She called 911 and first responders arrived on the scene at about 1.30pm.

 

Officials arrive at the scene where Michael Queen, 50, was crushed to death by a truck he was working on

Officials arrive at the scene where Michael Queen, 50, was crushed to death by a truck he was working on

Deputies, emergency workers and the Crouse Fire Department all arrived on scene. 

Queen was pronounced dead at his home.

Police have ruled his death as accidental.

The couple has a 27-year-old son and at least one grandchild.  

The home of Michael Queen and his wife in Crouse, North Carolina

The home of Michael Queen and his wife in Crouse, North Carolina

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