An elderly Brown Street man who was killed when his truck tipped over on him was remembered this week as a friendly man who loved the outdoors and his dogs.

Neighbors said they were shocked by the accident that claimed the life of Clarence Carter, 82, of 75 Brown St., who was found Saturday underneath his GMC truck, which had flipped onto its side.

“I just can’t believe it happened,” said Carolyn Perkins, who moved accross the street from Carter a year ago. “He’s parked his truck on that hill so may times.”

Westbrook Police Detective John Desjardins said he believes Carter was attempting to stop the truck, which had rolled down the driveway in neutral. Instead, the truck hit an embankment and tipped over. He was found with his upper body inside the cab of the truck with the door pressed shut. Carter was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said it looked as though he had died instantly.

Carter’s son, Blaine Carter, said his father would be cremated and buried without ceremony because that was what he would have wanted.

“He wanted people to remember him as they met him,” said Carter Tuesday.

Neighbor Chuck Lyman, who lives two blocks away on Lyman Street, said he saw the truck on its side about half an hour before the police and firefighters arrived, but he and his neighbors didn’t know there was someone trapped underneath.

Perkins said she was away from her home when the accident happened. She said she normally made an effort to keep an eye on Carter because he was elderly. Disabled, Perkins is usually at home, although on Saturday, she was out.

Blaine Carter said his father was an avid outdoorsmen who was a Maine Guide, belonged to area gun clubs and loved dogs.

“He loved the outdoors,” said Carter.

Carter’s license plate read “Zig Dog” after his dog, Ziggy. His son said he loved to raise coonhounds, and that anyone in the neighborhood could recognize him as the man with the hounds. He also said his father was a gregarious man.

“Everybody loved Dad,” he said. “He was a hell of a storyteller and a jokester.”

Blaine Carter said his father didn’t hold any strong opinions and was connected with people in the hunting community all over the country.

“He was a very personable, friendly guy who liked everybody,” he said.

In September, Carter’s wife, Shirley, succumbed to cancer. Both Carter and his wife were long-time employees at S.D. Warren. Perkins said he regularly visited his wife in the hospital during her struggle against the disease.

“He was a really nice person,” she said.

Blaine Carter remembers Clarence and Shirley Carter as good parents.

“You couldn’t have met a nicer couple,” he said.

No services will be held for Carter, who will be cremated at the Dolby Funeral Chapel in Windham. At American Journal deadline, Blaine Carter was working on an obituary for his father.

Staff writer Michael Hartwell conributed to this story.