MARTIN, NC (September 06, 2026) — John Foriest, 76, was killed Sunday in an ambulance accident on N.C. 11 in Martin County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Foriest was being transported in an East Care Medical Transport ambulance operated by 29-year-old Lauren Nicole McFadden. The ambulance was traveling southbound at approximately 1:45 a.m. when it allegedly veered off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch culvert.
The ambulance overturned before coming to rest, partially blocking the roadway. Foriest was pronounced dead at the scene.
An on-duty nurse who was also in the transport vehicle was injured in the crash.
McFadden has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle. The accident remains under investigation.
