No Benefits for Family of Worker Killed in Accident While Driving

The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the family of a worker who was killed in a car accident was not entitled to benefits in the absence of evidence establishing where the worker was headed when he died.   Case: Martin v. Orange Water and Sewer Authority, No. COA17-242, 10/17/2017, unpublished. Facts: William Martin worked for the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, a public nonprofit agency that provides water and sewer services in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, North Carolina.  He was one of four supervisors at the Jones Ferry Road OWASA site, and a member of the agency&rsquo...