SAN ANTONIO, TX — A 19-year-old female construction worker was killed at a San Antonio construction site on Monday, when a foreman crushed her with a backhoe while both worked on the city's West Side.
Emergency crews responded to a call about an injured person along the 13700 block of Potranco Road at around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, the San Antonio Express-News reported. Once there, emergency officials found Destiny Rodriguez had been crushed to death, the newspaper reported.
A deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office told reporters the young woman was inside a dig site when the operator of the backhoe dropped the bucket on top of her. The woman died at the scene, while the backhoe operator was hospitalized for shock.
After the victim's family was notified of her death, some two dozen relatives arrived at the construction site while weeping in each others' arms as they grieved the young woman's death, according to the newspaper's account. A sister of the victim told a reporter the victim had been injured before when the same backhoe operator allegedly knocked her leg with the backhoe, resulting in a grapefruit-sized bruise on the back of her leg, according to the report.
Ironically, the victim had complained about lax safety guidelines to the construction company, Step It Up, for whom she worked. The family's grief over the young woman's death was exacerbated given that one of her sisters previously died of cancer, according to the report.
Step IT Up Construction
11 years in business
490 E. Ammann Rd. #14
Bulverde, TX 78163
BBB File Opened: 08/12/2010
Business Started: 08/01/2006
Business Started Locally: 08/01/2006
Type of Entity Sole Proprietorship
Business Management
Principal: Ryan Kostantenaco, Owner
Contact Information
Principal: Ryan Kostantenaco, Owner
Business Category
Contractors - General
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KOSTANTENACO, RYAN STEVEN Booking Details
Comal County Jail Visitation Schedule and InformationComal County (New Braunfels) TX Jail Booking Details
| Booking #: 167577 | Comal County Sheriffs Office | |
| Facility: Main Jail | Booked: 11/30/1995 | Released: 11/30/1995 |
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| Warrant # | Charge | Issuing Auth | Offense Date | Bond/Type | Fine/Crt Costs | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95-15665 | FAILURE TO APPEAR | 4 | 11/30/1995 |
200.00
Other Bond
| 112.00 | Surety Bond |
| 95-13246 | SPEEDING | 4 | 11/30/1995 |
200.00
Other Bond
| 109.50 | Surety Bond |
| 95-13245 | FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 4 | 11/30/1995 |
400.00
Other Bond
| 316.50 | Surety Bond |