Video taken from a Unity Disposal and Recycling truck shows the vehicle which hit a sanitation worker this morning is either a red or burgundy Ford Escape.
The vehicle had initially been described as white.
Trooper T.D. “Bo” Forsht of the state Highway Patrol said the video taken from the truck is not being released for legal reasons.
He said it is not clear what kind of tags were displayed on the vehicle.
The worker, whose name is not being immediately released, was collecting trash when he was struck this morning around 7:20 on Carolina Rest Home Road. The employee was transported to another medical facility for further treatment.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the highway patrol at 252-536-2224 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.