{"id":2884,"date":"2016-05-14T14:33:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T14:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2016-05-14T14:33:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-14T14:33:39","slug":"fhp-construction-worker-killed-by-street-sweeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/fhp-construction-worker-killed-by-street-sweeper\/","title":{"rendered":"FHP: Construction worker killed by street sweeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/florida\/st-johns-county\/fire-rescue-person-trapped-under-street-sweeper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News 4 Jax repports<\/a> <\/b>a\u00a069-year old construction worker was killed Friday after he became trapped under a street sweeper in Hastings, FL.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/florida\/st-johns-county\/fire-rescue-person-trapped-under-street-sweeper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIDEO HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Florida Highway Patrol said the 69-year-old man was working on a paving project when he was run over just before 10:30 a.m. at Morrison Road and State Road 207.<\/p>\n<p>State Road 207 was blocked off in the area for several hours as emergency crews tried to save the man, who was trapped beneath the sweeper. By the time they got to him, it was too late.<\/p>\n<p>AERIAL VIEW: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/aerial-footage-shows-scene-where-man-died-under-street-sweeper\">SR-207 closed during incident<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patricia Tyler, who works at a produce stand about a mile down the road, said she saw the construction project come to a halt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mod-wrapper wrapper-media photo right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/florida\/st-johns-county\/fire-rescue-person-trapped-under-street-sweeper#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#imageStoryDialog\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"crop-photo\"><img src=\"http:\/\/media.news4jax.com\/photo\/2016\/05\/13\/0513Hastings_1463151941353_3983830_ver1.0_320_180.jpg\" alt=\"0513Hastings\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe traffic totally came to a stop. The air flight helicopter came in, and it was just really scary,\u201d Tyler said. \u201cI got goosebumps watching it all happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When emergency crews began racing toward the scene, Tyler said she and a co-worker, Michael Smith, knew that something wasn\u2019t right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are repaving the road out here, and there are a lot of men working out there, and lot of trucks hauling the asphalt and the millings,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Troopers said the construction worker, whose name was not released, got pinned underneath a street sweeper. Authorities said he was not operating the street sweeper, but was working on the paving project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mod-wrapper wrapper-media photo left\">\n<div style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/media.news4jax.com\/photo\/2016\/05\/13\/Hastings-street-sweeper_1463152268811_3981941_ver1.0_320_180.jpg\" alt=\"Hastings-street-sweeper\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo provided by Raymond King<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey had a helicopter come over here to Life Flight him to Jacksonville, but from what we understand, he was dead when they got here,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the paving project has been going on for about a week, and he said a lot of the workers who come to his food stand knew the man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said they don\u2019t have many accidents, you know? Mainly the accidents they have would be from another vehicle, but not from within their own crew,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese workers work really hard every day out there, and it\u2019s a real tragedy,\u201d Tyler said. \u201cI feel sorry for the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Construction on the road resumed after the scene was cleared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News 4 Jax repports a\u00a069-year old construction worker was killed Friday after he became trapped under a street sweeper in Hastings, FL. MORE\u00a0VIDEO HERE The Florida Highway Patrol said the 69-year-old man was working on a paving project when he was run over just before 10:30 a.m. at Morrison Road and State Road 207. 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