Authorities are investigating the death of an employee in the Queen’s City Sanitation Department that occurred while he was on duty.
According to sources, the man had been run over by the garbage collection truck he was working in.
Police said it happened shortly before six on Saturday afternoon on Douglaston Parkway.
Richard Errico was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mayor Adams was on the scene and issued a statement saying in part: “Richard kept our streets and communities safe and clean for over 19 years, and we should all keep Richard and his family in our prayers.”
Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Errico served the residents of the Douglaston, Littleneck and Bayside neighborhoods with strength and pride.
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2024-09-22 13:18:00
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