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07/14/2008 02:58 AM

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WRECK VICTIM AIRLIFTED TO CHARLOTTE

By Jon Mayhew
July 14, 2008

LINCOLN COUNTY -- The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating an afternoon accident that sent a Maiden man to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

According to Trooper S.A. Parker, 64-year-old General Lee Sisk of Benny Shrum Road, Maiden, had just left home. He was traveling west on Buffalo Shoals Road towards Lincolnton around 2 p.m. when he ran o ff the left side of the road, striking a tree head-on.

The road had to be closed down, according to Parker. Sisk was transported to Carolinas Medical Center - Lincoln, then airlifted to Charlotte.

As of late Sunday night, a hospital spokesperson at Carolinas Medical Center - Charlotte said Sisk was in critical condition. Trooper Parker said the investigation into the accident continued as of Monday

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