Upstate man killed on way to help victims of Hurricane Ida

Upstate man killed on way to help victims of Hurricane Ida

FACE-TO-FACE SCHEDULE UNLESSOTHERWISE NOTIFIED.WNO TO THE DEATH OF AN UPSTATEFATHER OF FIVE HIS LIFE CUTSSHORT ON HIS WAY TO LOUISIANAPART OF A CWRE GOING TO HELPAFTER HURRICANE IDA TONHTIGFAMILY AND HIS WORK CREWREMEMBER BRANDON IRBY.RENEE WUNDERLICH JOINS US LIVETHWI REE WELL, GOOD EVENING,MICHAEL CARROLL.THE CREW IS ACTUALLY STILL DOWNIN LOUISIANA.BUT WHILE THEY MIGHT BE WORKINGDOWN THERE THEIR THOUGHTS AREBACK HERE IN THE UPSTATE.WITH BRANDON’S FAMILY.BRANDON ERBY’S BOSS SAYS THE 28YEAR O FLDATHER.GREENVILLE WAS A HARD WORKER WASA VERY EASY GOING TOM DEMEANOR.I CAN’T RECALL A SINEGL TIMETHAT HE GOT UPSET OR JUST, YOUKNOW, ANNOYED WITH ANYTHING.HE WAS ABSOLUTELY EARLIER ONTIME EVERY SINGLE DAY JUST INHARRIS WHO OWNS HARRIS TREESERVICES AND LANDSCAPING INANDERSON SAYS IRBY HAD STARTEDWORK ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO ONMONDAY AT 1:30 IN THE MORNING.HARRIS SAYS A TRUCK DRIVER FELLASLEEP AND HIT THREE OF THEHAIR’S VEHICLES.THAT WERE STOPPED WITH BLINKINGLIGHTS SEVERAL FEET FROM ANINTERSTATE IN MISSISSIPPI.WE STARTED.HAULING THERE TRYING TO FINDEVERYBODY.HARRISON ANOTHER WORKER WEREINJURED NOW, THEY’RE WORKING TOFINISH THE JOB IN BRANDON’SHONOR.EXCITED ABOUT LIFE.I DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE IN AND LETTHE DEVIL HAVE HIS WAY AND JUSTPACK UP AND GO HOME.NOW HARRIS TELLS ME HIS CREW ISGOING TO WORK AS LONG AS THEYNCA MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS THEYCANND A BRING THAT BACK TOBRANDON’S FAMILY.THEY WTAN TO DEDICATE THEIR WORKDOWN IN LOUISIANA TO BRANDON’SMEMORY, AND I ACTUALLY SPOKE TOBRANDON’S MOTHER OVER THE PHONE.SHE SAYS SHE’S NOT READY TOSPEAK PUBLICLY AT THIS TIMERIGHT NOW.THE FAMILY IS FOCUSING ONFUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.SHE SAY BRANDON DID NOT HAVELIFE IURNSANCE.SO THEY’RE STILL WORKING THATOUT.SHE ALSO SAYSE H LOVED HIS FIVEDAUGHTERS F