Erik Mezick was behind the wheel of the box truck that plunged off the side of the CBBT. A family friend described Mezick as a “100% genuine person and a solid man.”
CAPE CHARLES, Va. — Family and friends are grieving the loss of 47-year-old Erik Mezick from Fruitland, Maryland.
On Tuesday, the box truck Mezick was driving went overboard on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
“It’s just gut-wrenching, you know,” explained Mack Malone.
Malone is a family friend of the Mezicks. He said he’s known Erik since he was about five years old.
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