Kevin Walsh, 29, and Jessica Darby, 22, killed when struck by dump truck in construction zone near Palm Coast, Florida

Modified Date:

Tue, 02/16/2016 - 3:04pm

Accident Date:

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Dump truck hits, kills 2 while trying to free stalled truck

When he couldn't free the truck, Beagan backed up his truck to leave. After several attempts failed they asked 60-year-old Paul T. Beagan if he could use his dump truck to free the vehicle. A construction worker driving a dump truck fatally struck a man and woman as they tried to pull a stalled pickup truck out of soft dirt in central Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol says the incident happened late Thursday in a construction zone near Palm Coast. Troopers say 29-year-old Kevin Walsh had tried to drive his truck though the construction zone, but got stuck.

Dump truck kills 2 while trying to free stalled pickup near Palm Coast

A construction worker driving a dump truck fatally struck a man and woman as they tried to pull a stalled pickup truck out of soft dirt near Palm Coast. When he couldn't free the truck, Beagan backed up his truck to leave. After several attempts failed, they asked 60-year-old Paul T. Beagan if he could use his dump truck to free the vehicle. The Florida Highway Patrol says the incident happened late Thursday in a construction zone. Troopers said that 29-year-old Kevin Walsh had tried to drive his truck though the construction zone but got stuck.

2 suffer fatal injuries helping out a friend

When Florida residents get a call from a friend in need, most of them will do what they can to help. Most people never imagine that providing such assistance will put their lives in danger. Sadly, this is what happened to two people who recently suffered fatal injurieswhile one was lending a helping hand to the other.

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Type: Truck Accident

People Involved:

Kevin Walsh

Jessica Darby

Paul T. Beagan

City:

Palm Coast, FL

County:

Flagler County, FL

Area:

Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL