Middlesboro man suffers medical emergency while driving then passes away

From WRIL -

A Middlesboro man was found dead this afternoon on Highway 25E in Middlesboro in a yellow box truck after it was finally stopped by a passerby in front of Sears in the median a short time before 2:30pm.

The man, identified by Bell County Deputy Coroner Don Horton as 71 year old Austin D. Redmon, apparently pulled out from an area close to Sears and suffered a medical emergency that lead to his death.

He was pronounced deceased by Deputy Coroner Horton at Middlesboro ARH.

Bell County Deputy Edward Dray and Middlesboro Fire/EMS responded to the scene.