Crime & Safety

Man Dies After Co-Worker Accidentally Runs Him Over in Hicksville

Fatal accident occurred Wednesday morning at the U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facility, police say.

A Lindenhurst man working under a truck in Hicksville Wednesday morning was killed when his co-worker accidentally ran him over, Nassau Police said.

According to police, David M. Zimmerly, an employee at the U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facility located at 109 Ludy Street, was repairing the truck at 9:32 a.m. when another employee, unaware that Zimmerly was under the truck, moved the truck and ran over Zimmerly.

Zimmerly was transported to Nassau University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. No criminality is suspected at this time, police said.

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Google Maps photo: The fatal accident occurred at the U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facility in Hicksville.


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