Post by canhauler on Oct 10, 2009 7:42:23 GMT -5
Goose Creek man killed in port accident
www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/07/man-hit-crane-ports/
Staff report
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
A truck driver died Wednesday morning after he was struck by a crane inside State Ports Authority property.
Calvin "Jake" Jacobs, 64, of Goose Creek, was pronounced dead at the scene, Charleston County Coroner Rae Wooten said.
The accident happened just before 11 a.m. at SPA property near Remount Road and Virginia Avenue in North Charleston.
The truck driver had exited his vehicle and was walking across the storage yard when he was hit by a rubber-tired gantry crane, said Byron Miller, public relations director for the authority.
"Obviously, the thoughts and prayers of the entire maritime community are with his friends and family," Miller said. The coroner said an autopsy would be conducted Thursday.
The accident is being investigated by North Charleston police.
www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/07/man-hit-crane-ports/
Staff report
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
A truck driver died Wednesday morning after he was struck by a crane inside State Ports Authority property.
Calvin "Jake" Jacobs, 64, of Goose Creek, was pronounced dead at the scene, Charleston County Coroner Rae Wooten said.
The accident happened just before 11 a.m. at SPA property near Remount Road and Virginia Avenue in North Charleston.
The truck driver had exited his vehicle and was walking across the storage yard when he was hit by a rubber-tired gantry crane, said Byron Miller, public relations director for the authority.
"Obviously, the thoughts and prayers of the entire maritime community are with his friends and family," Miller said. The coroner said an autopsy would be conducted Thursday.
The accident is being investigated by North Charleston police.
