Paving crew worker killed in accident
JEFFERSON TWP — Authorities say a 51-year-old Butler area man was killed this morning when he was struck by a co-worker’s dump truck during a paving project.
State police are investigating but they did not release the man’s name. He was part of a crew for Wiest Asphalt Products & Paving.
The victim, who was wearing a bright yellow shirt, was behind a company truck on Great Belt Road in Jefferson Township about 7:30 a.m. when the truck accidentally backed over him, authorities said.
The crew was reportedly paving nearby Becker Road at the time.
Butler County Chief Deputy Coroner John Hanovick pronounced the man dead at 8:30 a.m. An autopsy was planned this afternoon
Hanovick said the preliminary cause of death is listed as massive injuries to the head and chest.
