Crime & Safety

Woonsocket Police ID Man Killed In Power Line Accident

The police have identified the man who was electrocuted on Friday while working on a Park Place house.

WOONSOCKET, RI — The police have identified the Pawtucket man who died after an accident with the power lines on Park Place. He is Alejandro Gonzalez, 64. The accident happened Friday around 1 p.m. Gonzalez, who was painting the house, was in an hydraulic lift, which touched the power lines, causing him to be electrocuted. He died Saturday afternoon at Rhode Island Hospital.

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