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September 25, 2003 -- An man was accidentally crushed to death by a flatbed truck hauling portable toilets to Central Park for the Dave Matthews free concert, just hours before the band took the stage last night.
Ronald Darby, 51, of Manhattan, fell under the wheels of the flatbed, emblazoned with the logo "Why Go Anywhere Else," at 110th Street as it rolled downtown on Seventh Avenue.
Darby died at St. Luke's Hospital.
Police said the driver was unaware of the accident, which occurred shortly before 1 p.m.
Cops tracked him down as he unloaded the portable toilets at the park entrance at 71st Street and Fifth Avenue.
According to a co-worker, the driver, Jevon Thomas, was stunned when cops told him the news.
"The guy was devastated, he was crying," said his colleague.
"He never saw the man. It was an accident.
"He didn't believe them [cops]. He thought they were conning him," the co-worker said.
Police detained Thomas, but no charges were filed.
They were investigating whether a trailer attached to the flatbed had clipped Darby.
Two police officers came to Darby's apartment to break the news to his wife.
"It was very tragic," said neighbor Susan Campbell.
The manager of Mr. John Portable Sanitation Units, which owns the portable toilets, did not comment
September 25, 2003 -- An man was accidentally crushed to death by a flatbed truck hauling portable toilets to Central Park for the Dave Matthews free concert, just hours before the band took the stage last night.
Ronald Darby, 51, of Manhattan, fell under the wheels of the flatbed, emblazoned with the logo "Why Go Anywhere Else," at 110th Street as it rolled downtown on Seventh Avenue.
Darby died at St. Luke's Hospital.
Police said the driver was unaware of the accident, which occurred shortly before 1 p.m.
Cops tracked him down as he unloaded the portable toilets at the park entrance at 71st Street and Fifth Avenue.
According to a co-worker, the driver, Jevon Thomas, was stunned when cops told him the news.
"The guy was devastated, he was crying," said his colleague.
"He never saw the man. It was an accident.
"He didn't believe them [cops]. He thought they were conning him," the co-worker said.
Police detained Thomas, but no charges were filed.
They were investigating whether a trailer attached to the flatbed had clipped Darby.
Two police officers came to Darby's apartment to break the news to his wife.
"It was very tragic," said neighbor Susan Campbell.
The manager of Mr. John Portable Sanitation Units, which owns the portable toilets, did not comment
