San Pedro, LA — A longshoreman died on Wednesday of this week at the Port of Los Angeles after his pickup truck was hit by a tractor rig. This happened at one of the terminals and the worker was identified Rochelle Taylor, 48 years old, of Compton.
Taylor had been driving a Ford pickup truck at the terminal on Tuesday evening, August 11, around 6:45 p.m. when he was hit by a large tractor rig at the American Presidents Lines, which was moving some cargo containers.
The accident caused serious injuries to Taylor, who was rushed to a hospital.
However, he passed away early Wednesday morning from his injuries and the Los Angeles Police Department South Traffic is looking into this further.
Taylor worked as a longshoreman, but it’s not clear if he worked at APL or another terminal.
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