Queens sanitation worker dies after falling from truck during U-turn.
Sanitation worker Richard Errico, 54, died after falling from a garbage truck during a U-turn, according to Patch's account citing police; the city record places the crash at Douglaston Parkway and the Grand Central Parkway overpass at 5:43 p.m. on Sept. 21, 2024.
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What We Know
Patch reported, citing police, that Errico fell from a truck during a U-turn and was run over. The city record links him as the driver to a 2018 Mack refuse truck making a U-turn and also lists a parked, unoccupied 2019 Mack. Patch reported that he was pronounced dead at the scene; Univision reported he had 19 years with the Sanitation Department and served Douglaston, Little Neck and Bayside.
Reports described a fall during a U-turn.
Patch reported, citing police, that Errico fell from a truck while making a U-turn and was run over. Univision, citing local media, described him as slipping from the cab and falling beneath the truck during a U-turn. Patch reported that he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The official record links Errico as the driver of a 2018 Mack refuse truck whose pre-crash action was recorded as making a U-turn. It also lists a 2019 Mack refuse truck as parked and unoccupied, without describing its role in the incident.
The crash was near the Queens East sanitation garage.
The official record places the crash on Douglaston Parkway at the Grand Central Parkway overpass in Queens. Patch reported that it happened near 75-05 Douglaston Parkway; Univision, citing local media, placed the U-turn at the Sanitation Department's Queens East garage.
Errico served nearby communities for 19 years.
Univision reported that Errico had worked for the Sanitation Department for 19 years and served Douglaston, Little Neck and Bayside. Mayor Eric Adams said he had met with Errico's family and said, "Richard kept our streets and communities safe and clean for more than 19 years."