A Los Angeles man was killed in an accident at the port last week.
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, at approximately 8:47am, Long Beach Port Police responded to an industrial accident at 700 Pier A Way.
When the officers arrived, they discovered the victim down on the asphalt next to a trailer and approximately 30 feet behind a 2009 Sterling three-axle tractor. The Long Beach Fire Department responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.
He has been identified as William Vasquez-Uz, a 26-year-old resident of Los Angeles.
The investigation revealed that Vasquez-Uz was the driver of the 2009 Sterling three-axle tractor. He had gotten out of his tractor without setting the emergency brake and without putting it in park, according to police. He was on his cell phone at the time and attempted to unlatch the trailer, according to police. The trailer slowly began to roll forward, striking him, and he was subsequently run over by it.
