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Escambia Man Killed While Working On Dump Truck
October 14, 2017
An Escambia County man was killed when a dump truck he was working on somehow rolled over him.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 49-year old Daniel Meadows of Pensacola and 25-year old Christopher James Lyle Williams were working on a 1998 Mack dump truck in the parking lot of a vehicle repair business on Airport Boulevard. Meadows was under the truck when Williams entered the vehicle and it rolled forward over Meadows.
Meadows was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Any charges are pending the outcome of a traffic homicide investigation.
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5 Responses to “Escambia Man Killed While Working On Dump Truck”
I believe every death that is not from known natural causes is investigated. Single accident, no passenger, no matter. They want to know why this death happened. Was it a faulty tire, airbag, DUI, ran off the road. Too many lawsuits and lawyers to not have an investigation.
Mr. Meadows was killed when a truck rolled over him with Mr. Williams inside the truck. Any time a person dies under circumstances like this, it is by definition, homicide. The FHP has jurisdiction and has to investigate to try and determine exactly why this happened.
>>If it was an accident, how come it’s a traffic homicide investigation
I believe the FHP conducts what they term a “traffic homicide investigation” in every fatal crash that is not a single vehicle with single driver (no occupants).
If it was an accident, how come it’s a traffic homicide investigation? I’m just curious. Praying for the family and friends. So sad.
Lord have mercy on both families. I lost my little brother in a farming accident and while it was tragic for our family, it was just as horrible for his friend that was w/ him. It wasn’t his fault, it was an accident. My Mama worried about my brother’s friend until her last days.
My prayers are with the Meadows family as well as the Williams family.