 Troopers investigated and stated that Burgess was driving a dump truck south on the highway near Willow Branch Road when, for reasons not yet determined, the dump truck left the road, traveled down a ditch, fell on its right side, and slid into several trees. Troopers reported that both Burgess and Good were ejected from the vehicle and were fatally injured and died at the scene. A juvenile passenger was partially ejected and moderately injured.