Construction worker dies when asphalt truck backs over him
May 23, 2018
SOUTH LYON, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a road construction worker has died after a truck backed over him in suburban Detroit.
South Lyon Police Chief Lloyd Collins says emergency crews attempted for 30 minutes to resuscitate Emmanuel Gonzalez-Garcia following the accident Wednesday morning but were unsuccessful.
The Detroit man worked for Ajax Paving of Troy. The company's CEO, James Jacobs, issued a statement saying it's investigating the incident and extending its sympathies to Gonzalez-Garcia's family.
We are saddened to confirm that Emmanuel Gonzalez-Garcia, Density Technician for Ajax, was fatally injured this morning on one of our job sites. We are at this time investigating the facts surrounding the incident. Our most heartfelt sympathies are with the immediate family and friends as well as our Ajax family of employees.
It is in these difficult times, we look to each other for comfort and support. If anyone needs to talk to someone, please reach out to our Human Resources Department. If however you need compensation money, our doors are closed.
Police say a truck full of asphalt was backing up when it struck the worker. The worker was new at his job.
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Construction worker dies in crash in South Lyon
James David Dickson, The Detroit News
May 23, 2018
A road construction worker died in a crash at his work site Wednesday morning in South Lyon, police said.
South Lyon fire Chief Robert Vogel said about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, a truck backed over the victim, who was in his 20s. The truck was carrying tar to the work site at Pontiac Trail and 11 Mile, the Police Department said.
The victim was a contractor for Ajax Paving, which is resurfacing Pontiac Trail from 11 Mile to Silver Lake, said Craig Bryson, a spokesman for the Road Commission of Oakland County.
Company officials issued a statement about the death Wednesday afternoon.
"We are saddened to confirm that an Ajax employee was fatally injured this morning," said James Jacob, the company's CEO, in the statement. "We are at this time investigating the facts surrounding the incident. Our most heartfelt sympathies are with the immediate family and friends as well as the Ajax family of employees."
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Road worker killed by asphalt truck on Pontiac Trail in South Lyon
LeAnne Rogers, hometownlife.com
May 23, 2018
An accident that killed a construction worker Wednesday morning on Pontiac Trail, north of 11 Mile, in South Lyon is under investigation.
The worker, a 21-year-old Detroit man, was working on a repaving project as a flagger when a semi-truck delivering asphalt backed over him, South Lyon Police Lt. Chris Sovick said.
"(The victim) was checking the pavement density. The semi driver was backing up to put asphalt into the paving machine and didn't see him," Sovick said. "There were no witnesses to the accident. I'm not sure how it was discovered (that the man had been killed)."
The accident happened about 10:30 a.m. When officers responded, Sovick said they had thought the victim had been hit by a motorist. The intersection is closed with South Lyon officers on the scene. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office accident investigation team had been called to the scene for additional investigation.
The repaving project is being done through the Road Commission for Oakland County. The victim was working for the project contractor Ajax Paving. The driver is employed by Piper Trucking, which is based in Warren.
"The companies have been notified. Piper Trucking will be responding and doing drug testing of the driver. The driver was very distraught," Sovick said.
Drivers are advised to avoid the area of Pontiac Trail and Eleven Mile until further notice.