Man kills 4 people driving through our little town

United States
May 9, 2016 7:39am CST
Friday afternoon, about 2:30 pm, a man was driving a dump truck. The truck was pulling a large utility trailer. The trailer came away from the truck and crashed into two vehicles traveling in the opposite lane. When the dust settled, 4 people were dead and the truck driver fled the scene. There were two people in each vehicle and none were from our little town, but it sure shook things up. These dump trucks fly down the roads and I would bet this guy was flying too. They say that they have evidence that the truck driver, John Wesley Bennett, may have been on drugs or under the influence of alcohol. Bennett fled the scene and ran into the woods. He is probably far from here by now, but hopefully someone knows where he is and turns him in. He needs to pay for killing 4 innocent people. He was driving on a revoked license but like the DA said, that's a minor charge compared to killing 4 people. Photo: pixabay.com/en/tombstone-grave-halloween-rip-151566/
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@LadyDuck (460669)
• Switzerland
9 May 16
Oh my goodness this is a tragic accident. Yesterday, not far from our village, a 84 old man has lost control of his car and has entered into a restaurant area killing two and seriously hurting 13 people.
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• United States
9 May 16
There is no safe place it seems....that was bad...did he have a medical issue?
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@LadyDuck (460669)
• Switzerland
9 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill No, it seems he has no medical issues, but he entered a pedestrian area, panicked and mistook clutch for brake.
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
9 May 16
That`s terrible Anna,not against senior citizens but most accidents are caused by seniors and drunk teens.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
10 May 16
I'm sure they'll find him sooner or later and make him pay for what he's done. And let's face it. He can try to escape the law but he will always have his own demons inside him to remind him of what he did. He can never escape those.
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• United States
10 May 16
He's in jail, I"m waiting for the update from the sheriff.
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• United States
11 May 16
@CRK109 His bonds man (lady) said he was very sorry and he knew he had to turn himself in.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
11 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill thank God for that! I hope he's truly sorry for what he's done.
@LeaPea2417 (36594)
• Toccoa, Georgia
9 May 16
That is just awful! People like that (who drive under the influence of anything), don't deserve to ever see the light of day again! They deserve life sentences! I have no tolerance for people like that! May those 4 people rest in peace!
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@LeaPea2417 (36594)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill That is so very sad!
• United States
10 May 16
One was a married couple - she had throat cancer and was going to Errlanger for treatment.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
9 May 16
whoa!that is so terrible there.I do hope he get citied for this
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• United States
9 May 16
He needs to go to prison and when they find him I'm sure that will be in time.
• United States
9 May 16
@amadeo He is still on the run.
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
9 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill is he in prison now?
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
9 May 16
That`s terrible,it just shows guilt that`s why he fled into the woods.
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• United States
9 May 16
He could be hundreds of miles from here, I keep waiting to hear if they catch him or not.
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
9 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill He can only run so far, we can't run forever however far we run.He should man up and face to the pain he`s caused
@jahunt (1380)
• United States
12 May 16
That's so sad! My heart aches for those families!
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• United States
12 May 16
Yes, it is sad and since its not far from where we live it really hit close to home...we were about 1/2 mile from that accident site a few hours earlier.
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
10 May 16
I sure hope they find this man and sentence him to a long term in prison for killing 4 people. If he was under the influence then he needs to pay for that as he did have a choice.
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
10 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill Those dang judges always letting them off.
• United States
10 May 16
They got him last night - he's in jail and has warrants against him from three counties...he will be in jail a long time.
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@kellyr634 (416)
• United States
9 May 16
How horrible! I hope they find the guy soon so that he can be held responsible for his actions!
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• United States
9 May 16
Yes, he sure does.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 May 16
running away so rarely is a good idea, they almost always figure out who it was, and then there are more charges. so sad that this time people were killed.
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• United States
10 May 16
He was caught last night - I'm waiting for the sheriff's update before I put out an update.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
10 May 16
So sad...for all concerned.... life can change in an instant....
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• United States
11 May 16
Yes, it sure can - I just hope they didn't see it coming.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
9 May 16
Murder is murder. In traffic cases the authorities give it as less charged one as accidents but it is not fair.
• United States
9 May 16
It will probably be vehicular manslaughter.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
9 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill But hunted by human life . That is precious in any case.