Tuesday, June 30, 2015

WORKER KILLED WHEN SERVICING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN PIKE TOWNSHIP, OHIO, AFTER THE BUCKET ON HIS TRUCK WAS HIT BY A SEMI-TRUCK





JUNE 30, 2015

PIKE TOWNSHIP, OHIO

A worker servicing a traffic signal in Stark County's Pike Township was taken to Aultman Hospital and later died after the bucket on his truck was hit by a semi on Monday. 

Officials say 46-year-old Paul G. Vaughn, of Canfield, was harnessed inside of an aerial lift that was attached to a Thompson Electric bucket truck.

The bucket service truck was parked on SR 800 near Westbrook Street. Vaughn was servicing a traffic signal above the intersection.

The State Highway Patrol says 46-year-old Paul Vaughn of Canfield was inside the bucket, raised to the signal when the Freightliner semi driven by a 62-year-old Cleveland man slammed into it while passing through.

The Stark County Coroner's office announced that Vaughn died in the surgical ICU at Aultman at 5:30PM.

The accident that happened around 10:05 Monday morning on State Route 800 at Westbrook Street remains under investigation.  Speed does not appear to be a factor in the crash.