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Trailer fatally injures man on South Wayside

Houston Chronicle

May 23, 2002

Edition: 3 STAR
Section: A
Page: 40

Topics:
Index Terms:
Traffic Accidents, Deaths
Houston

Column: Area briefs / Area

Trailer fatally injures man on South Wayside
Author: From staff and wire reports

Article Text:

A trailer that came disengaged from a vehicle in east Houston veered onto a sidewalk and pinned a man against a dirt embankment, fatally injuring him.

Reynaldo Antonio Benitez, 39, of the 800 block of Fair Oaks died at Ben Taub Hospital.

An improperly secured trailer broke loose when the car pulling it hit a bump in the 400 block of South Wayside on Tuesday, police said.

They said charges were pending against the 54-year-old man towing the trailer.

Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle
Record Number: 3547773

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