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A man sleeping in a beach chair was killed when he was hit by a dump truck on Virginia Beach a little after 8 a.m. The victim, a homeless man named Michael Knockett, 52, a fixture on the beach, was sleeping in what the Deputy City Manager called a “depressed area” and could not be seen by the dump truck driver.
The 18,000 pound dump truck was collecting trash from the beach when the accident happened. According to the director of public works there are four such trucks that patrol the beach every morning to remove trash, and they work from about dawn to 10 a.m. Truck drivers must have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and have to be trained by the city.
The dump truck driver did not realize that he had run over Knockett. A witness ran down the beach to tell the driver that they had rolled over the victim. Police are investigating the incident. No charges have been filed.
Although this type of accident is unusual, it is not the first time that an “official” truck has injured a beachgoer. Last year a Virginia Beach sunbather was run over by a lifeguard truck. Some area residents are questioning how this accident could have happened, especially as the dump trucks are only supposed to drive 2 miles per hour.
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