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HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. -- Five people are dead following a wreck that involved several vehicles and shut down I-26 in Henderson County late Sunday night. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 11 p.m. Sunday on the eastbound side of the interstate between mile markers 43 and 44.

The crash involved nine vehicles, including two tractor-trailers. The Highway Patrol tells FOX Carolina five people died in the crash, and one other is in critical condition. Troopers tell us the fifth person died Tuesday morning.

Troopers said truck driver Roumen Todorov Velkov, 48, Beloit, Wis., was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault with serious bodily injury. Troopers haven't said if he will face a fifth count of involuntary manslaughter now that a fifth person has died.

Investigators said Velkov is being held on $230,000 bond. He was in court Tuesday morning. He waived his court appointed attorney. Velkov is Bulgarian. Court officials are working to get him an interpreter. He will have a probable cause hearing on November 12th.

Traffic was detoured around the accident scene for several hours, while reconstruction teams worked at the scene. Speed and inattention may have contributed to the crash, authorities said.

The people who died in the crash are Amber Reed, 26, of Hendersonville, Theresa "Teri" Nicole Seaver, 23, of Pleasant Ridge Drive in Asheville, Charles "Chuck" Joseph Novak, 22, of Sugarloaf Road in Hendersonville, Gail Evans Kimble, 55, and Alvin Kimble Jr., 60, both of McLee Road in Lexington.

Investigators said one other people involved in the accident is in critical condition at Mission Hospital this afternoon. Her name is Laci Fredericks.

Amber Reed died in Mission Hospital early morning on October 26, 2010.

October 24, 2010

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[vickifiveoh174]

Teri Seaver, My Daughters bestfriend of 18 years and she was like a daughter to me was the first car hit in this horrific accident. Her and her boyfriend Chuck Novak were killed instantly. We will be attending her services tomorrow and the Receiving Friends tonight. She will be missed so much. Such a senseless act. My thoughts and prayers are with all of the families That lost someone due to stupidity of the truck driver. We Love you Teri. You will forever be in our hearts.

[GiggityGooggitty]

@vickifiveoh174 At least they didn't suffer in their final breaths. They didn't see it coming, so there was no fear. They were killed instantly, so there was no pain and they did not see the horrific images that night gave. They will be missed, indeed, I am sorry that this has to happen to you, your daughter, and the families involved. You all should never go through something like this, but yet stupidity makes it happen.

[trickypix45]

My friend Amber was killed in this wreck. Let this be a lesson to all:'( We love you Amber!

[GiggityGooggitty]

@trickypix45 Yes, the listen is this:

Never hire Russians.

Velkov will pay, my friend. He most certainly will. Just have faith that it will come, and it will.

[MrSingle4vr]

i was sitting in traffic in a truck right in front of the disaster. i saw the ending of the whole thing in my mirror. i couldnt believe what i was seeing in the mirror. i feel horrible and never had emotions like i did that night. im just trying to make a living, the idea that something like that can happen really makes me realize whats on the line. im truley sorry for what happened and wish you the best.

[GiggityGooggitty]

@MrSingle4vr You don't have to feel horrible, my friend. There's nothing you could've done to make it better, and it's not your fault at all that you couldn't do so; it was meant to happen. Just count your blessings that you lived to see the next day, and I thank you for giving your condolences to those whose family and friends did not make it out with you.

[bucball37]

i will bet he was navigating his GPS. I will put money on that

[GiggityGooggitty]

@fartknockerfartknock Why he did it no longer matters. What matters now is the lawsuit against the driver as well as the company he works for. Their company policy states that they will pay for medical bills of those harmed by their drivers. But AFAIK, it doesn't say anything about the deceased and damaged property. THAT is where the lawsuit will cover.

[fartknockerfartknock]

@GiggityGooggitty well then he will get what he deserves one way or another weather it be in his lifetime or his afterlife what he caused was inexcusable and i just cant fathom why someone would want to do something like that