Archive for September 9th, 2012

Ezequiel Martinez in fatal accident when Ameriwaste garbage truck rolls into ditch

26-year old sanitation worker Ezequiel Martinez was killed Friday in an on-the-job accident when he was riding on the back of an Ameriwaste sanitation truck and it rolled into a ditch. Martinez was collecting curb side trash and riding on the back of the truck as it traveled north on Avenue T in Santa Fe, Texas. The truck left the roadway and turned over in a ditch, pinning Martinez, according to DPS Trooper Colin Kolupski. KHOU Channel 11’s story is here.