Man Sleeping Under Trailer At Loading Dock Crushed To Death

A man who had been sleeping under a trailer at a loading dock was killed early this morning in Eugene, Oregon after a truck hooked up to the trailer and drove away.

The incident happened at Bi-Mart just before 3 a.m. Police said that the man was sleeping under the rear wheels of the trailer when the truck driver hooked up to it and drove away without knowing that the man was underneath.

The man was taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead at 6 a.m.

The truck driver was not hurt, but was extremely shaken by the incident.

Sources:
KEZI
The Register-Guard
KVAL