Crime & Safety

Man Died After Being Run Over By Truck He Was Working On: FL Troopers

A Dade City man working on an unoccupied truck was killed when it reversed, crashing into a home, FL Highway Patrol said.

A Dade City man working on an unoccupied truck was killed when it reversed, crashing into a home, FL Highway Patrol said.
A Dade City man working on an unoccupied truck was killed when it reversed, crashing into a home, FL Highway Patrol said. (Courtesy of Florida Highway Patrol)

DADE CITY, FL — A 56-year-old Dade City man died Wednesday morning after being run over by an unoccupied truck he was working on, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.

He was performing maintenance on his Toyota Tundra at a home on Harley Street just before 10:30 a.m. when the truck began reversing until it hit the home.

The man was seriously injured and brought to an area hospital, where he later died.

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