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Man, 64, ID'd As Victim Killed In Industrial Incident Man, 64, ID'd As Victim Killed In Industrial Incident
Man, 64, ID'd As Victim Killed In Industrial Incident Police in Fairfield County have identified the 64-year-old Connecticut man killed in an industrial incident on Wednesday, Oct. 30, authorities said.  Gary Deleo was assisting a customer at D&D Industries at 124 Magee Ave. in Stamford when he was struck by a front-end loader, authorities said Thursday.  Original Report: 64-Year-Old Man Killed After Being Struck By Front-End Loader The driver, 28-year-old Jake Sangalli, cooperated with officers and remained at the scene of the crash, Stamford Police said.  Paramedics rushed Deleo to Stamford Hospital, where he died o…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
28-Year-Old Hit, Killed By Garbage Truck In Fairfield 28-Year-Old Hit, Killed By Garbage Truck In Fairfield
28-Year-Old Hit, Killed By Garbage Truck In Fairfield A person was hit and killed by a garbage truck in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Fairfield around 7:13 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11 in the area of Camfield Drive at Bloomfield Drive. According to Lt. Edward Nook Jr. of the Fairfield Police, the 28-year-old person was struck by a United Carting truck and was pronounced dead at the scene. The State Medical Examiners personnel took the victim from the scene. OSHA also arrived on the scene to investigate. The operator of the garbage truck has not been charged at this time and was transported to Bridgeport Hospital, Nook said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
CT Construction Company Owner, Employee Charged In Trench Collapse Death CT Construction Company Owner, Employee Charged In Trench Collapse Death
CT Construction Company Owner, Employee Charged In Trench Collapse Death The owner of a Connecticut construction company and an equipment operator has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a worker who was buried in a collapsed trench. The incident took place in Tolland County on Friday, July 22, 2022, at a construction site in Vernon that killed Hartford County resident, Dennis Slater, age 56, of East Windsor. Hartford County resident Dennis Botticello, age 67, of Suffield, and Tolland County resident Glen Locke, age 65, of Somers, were charged on Friday, March 3 in connection with a fatal trench collapse, said Lt. Robert Marr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Person Injured After Cement Mixer Falls Through Parking Lot Deck In Fairfield County Person Injured After Cement Mixer Falls Through Parking Lot Deck In Fairfield County
Person Injured After Cement Mixer Falls Through Parking Lot Deck In Fairfield County A cement truck driver was injured after his vehicle fell through a parking deck in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Danbury around 11:45 a.m., Monday, Nov. 28 on Crosby Street. The Danbury Fire Department responded to reports of a cement truck that had fallen through a parking deck. Upon arrival, firefighters found a single-axle cement truck with rear tires that had fallen through a one-story parking deck, said Erin Henry, spokesperson for the Danbury Fire Department. The driver of the vehicle had been struck in the collapse and suffered injuries. They were taken by EMS to the…

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by Kathy Reakes