HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Hiawassee resident Terry Silvers, 52, was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Clay County, NC, Saturday evening, Feb. 23, after the northbound truck that he was driving entered into the southbound lane of NC-69, colliding with another vehicle.
Most recent social media profile photograph of Terry Silvers
The driver and passenger of the oncoming vehicle sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Silvers died at the scene of the accident, due in part to firewood from the bed of the truck ejecting into the cab of the vehicle, North Carolina Highway Patrol stated. Road conditions are not believed to be a contributing factor in the fatal crash, with North Carolina Highway Patrol determining during the initial investigation that the truck Silvers was driving did not appear to brake prior to impact.
FYN learned that Silvers was involved in an accident on Bugscuffle Road in Towns County, Friday, Feb. 22, the evening prior to the fatal crash. According to the submitted Towns County Sheriff’s Office report, the truck that Silvers was driving crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic, colliding with a roadside fence.
Accident report sketch of the incident on Bugscuffle Road, the night prior to the fatality
Towns County Sheriff’s Office’s written summary of the incident stated that firewood in the bed of the truck shifted, causing Silvers to lose control of the vehicle. The report stated that alcohol or substance screenings were not conducted, and no charges were filed.
The cause of the fatal Clay County collision remains under investigation. North Carolina Highway Patrol has requested a toxicology test on the victim with results expected in coming weeks.
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Ya towns county law needs to be investigate not only did he wreck the night before but to are more times before thst and towns county law was on sean and the my brother was let go when he shuold been lock up and even peole telling thrm he mess up and if thry done there job the might before the fatal night my brother would been alive to night towns country law should be fully responible for his desth if thry done his job and lock him up Friday night my brother would still be us today he berb let go msmy times because they done the eye text on him even tho he not druck but should nome he wss on drugs and lot people told them ti what was it going to tske him kill some one or kill him self before thry do something and by thst time itvwas to late so i hope towns country law get sue for this and i hope these news come tslk to us and all the people thst told the law he mess up and just becsuse he was not drunk thry let him go
Get rid of the sheriff and the deputies with them. That could have been your family! Remember that!
I have encountered a very similar circumstances, by deputy's of the Towns County Police Department. (no paper work submitted after a 911 call)
I very much want to talk with the Silver family Robin. I do believe that the state should be called in for an investigation, before there is an other death.