Southern Illinois man working under pickup crushed by truck
Posted January 10, 2016 6:00 am
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A man has died after being crushed by a pickup truck he was working underneath at a repair shop in southern Illinois.
The Washington County Coroner's Office has identified the man as 50-year-old David Martin of Addieville.
Coroner Mark Styninger says the man was working on a small pickup at a shop in Okawville Friday when a jack slipped and the truck fell.
The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/1RswuzG ) that Martin was pronounced dead at the scene.
Styninger says Martin died of asphyxiation due to chest trauma.
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Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, http://www.bnd.com
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