SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department identified a man after he fell and was pinned between two vehicles Tuesday at an East Side truck rental agency.
According to an SAPD incident report obtained by KSAT, Luis Gerardo Posadas-Ruiz, 52, was transported to a local hospital where he later died.
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The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office also confirmed Posadas-Ruiz’s identity to KSAT. The medical examiner’s office said his cause and manner of death are pending.
Background
SAPD officers were dispatched just after 9:30 a.m. in the 3600 block of East Houston Street, which is located near East Commerce Street.
Police said Posadas-Ruiz, a truck driver from Mexico, towed several trucks to the Penske Truck Rental Business.
Posadas-Ruiz worked on disconnecting one of the trucks from its position. The SAPD report said a witness used a tow truck lift to provide assistance.
At some point, officers said the witness warned Posadas-Ruiz to wait “while he made some adjustments.” However, SAPD said Posadas-Ruiz did not hear the witness and started to disconnect one of the trucks.
The truck slipped and moved a short distance before police said the man was pinned between the two trucks.
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