Statesville, NC : Father dead after wreck; Son, 2 others injured near Statesville Saturday evening on July 5, 2014

A father is dead and his son and two young friends are injured after a wreck near Statesville Saturday evening. Troopers are still investigating the crash but have said speed was a factor.

“I figured they’d all be dead,” witness John Brotherton said.

Brotherton walked crew through what happened on Taylor Springs Road in Iredell County. He said he heard the truck first.

“And he started flipping when he [gets to] the driveway,” Brotherton said.

There were four people in the truck. The driver, Ralph Workman, and three kids: a 9-year-old and two 12-year-olds. Brotherton and his wife rushed from the home to the bottom of the yard.

“My wife, she’s a retired registered nurse, and I told her to get down there quick,” Brotherton said. “She came down there and went to [Workman]. And I said he’s gone.”

The couple tried to keep the kids, including Workman’s son, calm. Family members told the three kids will survive, but they’re deeply saddened by the loss of Workman. The crash is still under investigation.

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Father dead after wreck; Son, 2 others injured