Off-Duty NC Firefighter Killed in Car Crash
By Jordan Schrader
Source The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
RALEIGH, NC—An off-duty firefighter died in a traffic accident Sunday, the Raleigh Professional Firefighters Association said in a Facebook post Sunday night.
Lt. H.G. "Greg" Ellis was the only person in his vehicle, the association said.
ABC11, The News & Observer's news partner, reported that Ellis died after a crash Sunday afternoon at Six Forks Road and Interstate 540 involving multiple vehicles.
Ellis had been with the Raleigh Fire Department for more than a decade and also was an instructor, ABC11 reported.
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