Carlos Ortega

Carlos Ortega is a minor character who first appears in Chapter 1 of the Complete and Uncut Edition of The Stand by Stephen King. Along with Billy Verecker and Monty Sullivan, Carlos is one of the men in the ambulance from Braintree, Texas who come to pick up Charles Campion after he crashes into Hapscomb's Texaco just outside nearby Arnette. Bill Hapscomb and his regulars - Stu Redman, Norm Bruett, Hank Carmichael and Vic Palfrey - all recognize him as a local guy. The sight of Campion's dead wife and daughter make Carlos stare in horror.