Man Crushed to Death by His Trailer
A 60-year-old Mission Viejo man was crushed to death Thursday beneath a recreational trailer that he was trying to hook up to his pickup truck, authorities said.
The man, identified as Stanley Van Dyke, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His wife, who was not identified, found her husband when she went to check on him after he failed to return home from the garage where the trailer was stored, said Sgt. Ray Karr of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities said the accident happened sometime between 2:15 and 6 p.m., when the body was discovered.
Orange County firefighters pulled Van Dyke’s body from beneath the trailer, which was parked in a single-story garage in an industrial park at 23342 Madero.
Karr said there were apparently no witnesses to the accident.
Karr said Van Dyke was planning a weekend trip.
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