SPEED KILLS: Five young people died in a fiery rollover crash when a speeding car went off the road, rolled over and crashed onto trees in Arapahoe County, Colorado

5 teens killed in fiery rollover crash identified
Posted 7:13 am, October 6, 2016, by Chuck Hickey


ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — The five teenagers who died in a fiery rollover crash early Sunday morning were identified Wednesday by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

Levi Andazola, 17, Angelo Andazola, 19, Omar Aniceto, 19, Guadalupe Macias, 15, and Jennifer Flores, 15, were killed when the small sedan they were in rolled and caught fire at the Arapahoe-Elber county line.

The Colorado State Patrol said the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed on County Line Road east of Delbert Road at Monarch Circle about 5:30 a.m.

It’s not known who was driving at the time.

The road was closed for several hours as the CSP investigated.

Hispanics and blacks commit disproportionately high traffic accidents resulting in death or other injury.  These teens will certainly not do this again.

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5 Young People Killed In ‘Heartbreaking’ Rollover Crash In Arapahoe County October 2, 2016 10:48 AM
 

By Melissa Garcia

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Five people died in a fiery rollover crash when a speeding car went off the road in Arapahoe County early Sunday morning.

The small sedan was heading westbound on County Line Road near Monarch Circle when it crashed through a barbed wire fence and landed dozens of feet away among a grove of trees in a shallow embankment.

The car went up in flames. All five of the people who were inside of the vehicle died at the scene.

“It’s heartbreaking,” said an area resident, who did not want to provide his name.

Law enforcement shut down County Line Road at Delbert Road for hours as Colorado State Patrol Troopers investigated.

Troopers marked the area with red evidence flags.

A truck towed what was left of the torched vehicle. It was so badly burned that its make and model could not be determined.

Skid marks left on the pavement led to the bent fence posts where the car drove off the two lane roadway.

“(The car) lost control, went off the north side of the road, rolled, and was engulfed in flames,” said Alisha Danko, a Trooper with the Colorado State Patrol.

A resident told CBS4’s Melissa Garcia that young drivers often speed through the rural stretch of road well above the posted limit.

“You get a lot of kids who come out here to go to ‘the third bridge,’ and then they’ll come home and they’ll usually be flying down there like 100, 100+ (miles per hour),” said the anonymous man.

Investigators left behind some signs of what may have contributed to the deadly crash.

Authorities could not say, however, whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the ride that cost five people their lives.

According to the coroner’s office, the victims were of young age. CSP investigators said that Troopers had not yet been able to identify the victims.



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Arapahoe County coroner working to identify five people killed in fiery, rollover crash
  Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Co-workers and friends of the driver of a black Volkswagen Jetta visit the severely burned site where five young people were killed in a fiery crash along County Line Road in Arapahoe County on Oct. 3, 2016 near Parker.

By Noelle Phillips | nphillips@denverpost.com
PUBLISHED: October 3, 2016 at 2:49 pm | UPDATED: October 3, 2016 at 7:09 pm

The Arapahoe County coroner is working to identify the three men and two women killed early Sunday morning in a fiery, rollover crash near the Arapahoe/Elbert county line.

All five died on the scene of the 5:41 a.m. crash on County Line Road after the driver lost control and caused the Volkswagon Jetta to roll multiple times, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

One person was ejected from the car, Trooper Nate Reid said. The other four died in the car, which burst into flames after the crash.

Traffic investigators believe excessive speed to be a factor in the fatal wreck, Reid said.


On Sunday afternoon, investigators said the bodies were so badly burned that it would be hard to identify the victims. They believed the victims were young and expected calls from family members looking for children.

The car also had a temporary license plate, which was destroyed in the fire, according to previous reports.

A faulty gasket was responsible for a reported chemical spill Monday mornin at the Wacker Polysilicon plant in Charleston, TN

Charleston, TN

UPDATE: Faulty gasket blamed for leak at Wacker in Bradley County Posted: Oct 03, 2016 9:10 AM EST Updated: Oct 03, 2016 11:05 AM EST



UPDATE: A faulty gasket was responsible for a reported chemical spill Monday morning.

A spokesperson for Wacker Chemical Corporation said the issue was noticed around 7:20 a.m. in a distillation column/tower at the Wacker Polysilicon plant in Charleston.

William Toth, Director of Corporate Communication and Compliance for Wacker Chemical Corporation said their on-site emergency response team responded and noticed visible water vapor.

As a result, responders cleaned up the incident without the help of Bradley County EMS.

Employees were evacuated as a precaution and held outside of the facility for a short time.

Afterwards, Toth said there was no threat to those on-site or in the surrounding community.

PREVIOUS STORY: A morning chemical spill at the Wacker Polysilicon plant in Charleston is being handled internally by their teams.

Bradley County dispatchers tell Channel 3 that no backup has been called and the company has not requested any assistance from Bradley County first responders.

Dispatchers were notified about the spill 8:15am Monday morning

There's no word as to what chemicals may be involved in the leak or the extent of the leak.

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A mechanical issue at Wacker's Charleston, Tenn., plant early this morning caused a response team to be sent to the factory's distillation area, but there were no injuries and production was unaffected, an official said today.

At about 7:16 a.m., the issue was detected during a continuous monitoring of the distillation process, said Bill Toth, Wacker Chemical Co.'s director of corporate communications. In accordance with standard protocol, the plant's incident response team was sent to the distillation area and access to the site was suspended, he said. Toth said there was no chemical spill.

At about 9:00 a.m. the mechanical issue was resolved, the plant was reopened at 9:48 a.m. and operations returned to normal, he said. There were no injuries, Toth said, and no risk posed to people on the site or to the community. "Wacker's first and foremost priority is the safety and well-being of its team members, contractors and the community," Toth said.

A landscape worker was killed in a Melrose, Mass. by a car as he was transporting equipment from a parked truck and trailer

Worker killed in Melrose rollover crash


By Samantha J. Gross Globe Correspondent October 04, 2016

A worker was killed in a Melrose crash Monday evening as he was transporting equipment from a parked truck and trailer, police said.

Around 5:30 p.m., a sedan heading west on Howard Street struck the man, who was working outside the truck, Melrose police said in a statement.

The sedan then collided with an SUV driving eastbound and rolled onto its roof, police said. The driver of the sedan and two passengers were injured and taken to a local hospital. The driver of the SUV was not injured.

The man, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.The crash is under investigation, police said.



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Worker struck and killed by car in Melrose

By
Meagan McGinnes
October 3, 2016


A worker was killed after being struck during a multi-car crash in Melrose Monday night, according to Melrose police.

At around 5:30 p.m., police received a call about a multi-car crash on Howard Street. Upon arrival, police said they found a sedan flipped on its roof.

After an initial investigation, police discovered that the sedan was traveling westbound when it collided with a truck and trailer that was parked on the road. The male worker, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was thought to be standing outside the trailer, in the process of loading or unloading equipment, before the crash, according to police. He has not been publicly identified.

After striking the trailer and the man simultaneously, the sedan then hit an SUV traveling in the opposite direction before flipping over, police said. Three passengers in the sedan were taken to a local hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. No one in the SUV was injured, but police said the vehicle sustained major front end damage.

Melrose police, state police, and the Middlesex District Attorney’s office are investigating the crash.

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Melrose Police Department
Michael L. Lyle, Chief
56 W. Foster St.
Melrose, MA 02176

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Oct. 3, 2016
Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net

Melrose Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash

MELROSE — Chief Michael L. Lyle reports that the Melrose Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred this evening.

At approximately 5:30 p.m., police responded to 179 Howard St. on a report of a multi-vehicle crash.

Upon arrival, police found a vehicle, a sedan, on Howard Street on its roof.

Officers learned that the sedan was heading westbound on Howard Street when it collided with a truck and trailer that was parked on the road. At the time, a male worker was outside the trailer, and was likely in the process of loading or unloading equipment.

Police determined that the operator of the sedan struck the trailer and the man simultaneously. The sedan then hit an SUV that was heading eastbound on Howard Street and ended up on its roof. The three occupants of the sedan were transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The operator of the SUV did not suffer any injuries, but the vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage.

The male worker was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the Melrose Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Section and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.

All further press inquiries should be directed to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.

Timothy D. Dean is charged with intoxication manslaughter after he lost control and drove through a construction site in north Houston, Texas killing a construction worker.

HPD: Suspected drunk driver hits, kills construction worker. 
The suspect, Timothy D. Dean is charged with intoxication manslaughter in the 184th State District Court.

Monday, October 03, 2016 04:27PM
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police say a driver who appeared to be intoxicated lost control and drove through a construction site in north Houston, killing a construction worker.

The accident happened just before 2pm Monday. Police say the driver was heading the wrong direction down Greens Road eastbound at West Hardy.

The construction worker died at the scene.

Police administered a field sobriety test at the scene. The driver now faces an intoxication manslaughter charge.

The identities of the driver and victim have not been released.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016



HOUSTON, TEXAS - Houston Police say charges have been filed against a driver arrested after a wreck that killed a construction worker on W. Hardy Road.

The crash happened near Greens Road at about 1:45 p.m. Monday.

Police say Timothy Dean, 34, is charged with intoxication manslaughter.

Dean allegedly drove into a construction site and hit Estanisloa Romero, 71, who died at the scene.

The suspect brought his Chrysler to a stop in a nearby parking lot on Greens Road, and he was taken into custody.

Amish sawmill worker died of a penetrating head wound after sawmill equipment kicked back at Omega Logging Inc., 21 Council Ave., Wheatland.

Amish worker dies in Mercer County industrial incident

Meadville Tribune


WHEATLAND, Mercer County, PA — A 37-year-old Amish worker was killed in an industrial incident Monday at Omega Logging Inc., 21 Council Ave., Wheatland.

Hermitage police and emergency responders were called at 1:54 p.m. and Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati said Steven Yoder of New Wilmington was pronounced dead at 2:35 p.m. in UPMC Horizon, Farrell.

The incident was caused by a “kick back” from a piece of sawmill equipment, Libonati said, and Yoder died of a penetrating head wound.

Yoder was wearing safety equipment, police said.

Kickback happens when the wood hits the back of the blade or the wood binds. Common causes of kickback are:

• the kerf closes behind the cut pinching the blade
• a board is warped, cupped, twisted, etc and binds against the blade
• the side of the wood against the table saw fence isn't straight
• the blade isn't parallel to the fence
• a cross cut is made without properly supporting the board and it twists into the blade
• a cut-off gets trapped between blade and fence.

In each case, the velocity of the spinning blade can lift the board and send it flying. A piece of wood can fly so hard that can kill a worker, as it happened in this case.
 
Kickback is over before you are even aware it happened, so don't think you can react in time to pull your hand out of the way. You can't. 

Here are some tips to prevent getting injured by saw kickback on a table saw:

1. The best way of preventing kickback is to use a riving knife or splitter and an anti-kickback device on your table saw. The riving knife and splitter will hold the kerf open behind the blade so the wood can't close on the cut.
2. Don't pull the workpiece from the back side of the table saw, a kickback can yank your hand right into the blade. People do serious injury to their hands when the blade grabs the board pulling it and their hand into the blade.
3. Don't use the fence when cross cutting narrow stock. There isn't enough wood against the fence to control the cut. Instead use the miter gauge to push the wood and leave your table saw fence to the side.
4. Kickback often occurs when you're cutting large sheets of material. If you let the sheet sag down, the kerf can close and pinch the blade as you near the end of the cut.
5. Keep your hands and body to one side of the line of cut.
6. When using portable saws always maintain a firm grip on the saw and don't stretch so far over the workpiece that you're left in an awkward, unbalanced position.
7. Make sure your wood is flat and the side against the fence is straight.
8. Keep your blade parallel to the fence.
9. Never try to free hand a cut.