Worker Dies After Strike By Water Truck on Phoenix Site

Jan. 9, 2025
The worker was 18-years-old.

An 18-year-old was killed at a housing development construction site at Sonoran Desert Drive near 7th Street in north Phoenix on Jan. 4, according to a report from Fox 10 Phoenix

According to the report, when authorities got to the scene, they found 18-year-old Omar Marino Alonso with obvious signs of trauma and a water truck nearby with significant damage. Marino Alonso was declared dead at the scene.

Phil Krynsky, Phoenix Police Sgt., told Fox 10 Phoenix that Alonso had just finished filling the water truck tank belonging to Universal Group and was heading downhill when the vehicle lost control causing him to eject.

Authorities say speed allegedly appears to be a factor in this incident, which remains under investigation.

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