Tree trimmer dies trying to stop rolling truck

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 Staff struck by, tree care professional

27 year old Donovan Thorney died after being pinned between a truck and a telephone pole. Thorney backed into a driveway of a home and began to detach a trailer. He forgot to engage the parking brake and the truck began to roll. Thorney attempted to stop the truck by jumping onto the running board and climbing into the drivers seat. He did not succeed and became pinned between the truck door and a telephone pole. The truck then continued to roll until it hit crashed into a fence at 17606 Satsuma Circle. Thorney was pronounced dead at the scene.

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