Driver killed in I-95 collapse ID'd as Nathan Moody, a Pennsauken trucking company worker

Nathan Moody was an Army veteran and a proud father.

The Philadelphia-area man died Sunday when the tanker truck he was driving went out of control and crashed on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office publicly identified Moody Tuesday night following an autopsy.

The medical examiner also ruled Moody's death an accident.

The medical examiner attributed Moody's death to "blunt trauma of the head, inhalation and thermal injuries." The driver's remains, found in the truck wreckage, were identified through dental records.

The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday said an investigative team had visited Penn Tank Lines of Chester Springs, Pa., identifying it as the motor carrier involved in the tank-truck accident.

“At the time of the incident, Penn Tank Lines was in good operating status and has valid authority to be engaged in the type of transportation they were operating,” the NTSB said in a tweet.

“This information will be validated as part of the ongoing investigation,” it added.

A Penn Tank Lines representative could not be reached for immediate comment.

Penn Tank Lines' Facebook page says the firm, founded in 1974, "is one of the few carriers" to deliver gasoline and diesel fuel.

The company operates in more than 20 states, according to its website.

The medical examiner's office declined to identify the victim's home address or age, saying it is not required for a Pennsylvania death certificate.

However, relatives have said that Moody was 53, lived in the Philadelphia area, was father of three children, an Army veteran who drove trucks in the military and an experienced, safety-minded truck driver who worked the overnight shift and drove the same route every Sunday morning to deliver gas.

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What caused the truck explosion on I-95?

Pennsylvania State Police have said the truck was on an exit ramp negotiating a turn under the overpass when it went out of control, hit a support wall, turned over, and burst into flames from its cargo of 8,500 gallons of gasoline. The steel on the underside of the roadway buckled from heat before it collapsed.

Because the overpass collapse buried the truck, roadway debris had to be removed before the truck could be accessed. Investigators were unable to reach the vehicle's charred and mangled remains until Monday.

Repairs are expected to take months. The adjacent southbound lanes are also closed and will need repair because they warped but did not fall.

I-95 is one of the most heavily traveled interstates in the U.S. and the main north-south highway on the East Coast, carrying an average two-way total of 300,000 cars per day.

Moody's family members said he was a driver for TK Transport, a Penn Tank Lines subsidiary in the Delair section of Pennsauken.

Paul Kauffman, TK Transport president, declined comment Tuesday about Moody or the accident.

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