Hillsborough man trapped under commercial lawn mower dies
Hillsborough man trapped under commercial lawn mower dies
Hillsborough Township police responded to a private residence at 430 Township Line Road for a rescue squad call for a male who was found by a neighbor underneath a lawn mower, not breathing.
A preliminary investigation revealed that John F. Levinski, 74, had been working underneath a commercial lawn mower which was hoisted in the air by a cable attached to a Kubota tractor, according to information provided by the Hillsborough Township Police Department.
While the victim was underneath, the cable broke, causing the lawn mower to fall on top of the man, according to reports.
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UpdatedTue, Apr 20, 2021 at 8:14 pm ET
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Montgomery Police sent out an alert about police activity in the area of Route 206 and Route 601 on Monday at 11:30 a.m. (Shutterstock)
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ A fatal car crash was reported on the border of Hillsborough and Montgomery on Monday morning.
Montgomery Police sent out an alert about police activity in the area of Route 206 and Route 601 on Monday at 11:30 a.m. The matter is under investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor s Office and the Hillsborough Township Police Department. This matter involves a fatality, said Frank Roman, a spokesman with the SCPO.
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N.J. man dies after lawnmower falls on top of him, police say
Updated 12:27 PM;
A 74-year-old New Jersey man died Sunday evening when a lawnmower he was working under fell on top of him, police have confirmed.
John Levinski, of Hillsborough in Somerset County, succumbed to injuries sustained during what police officials are ruling an accidental death.
Levinski’s neighbor on the 400 block of Township Line Road called police at about 5 p.m. when they found him under a lawn mower not breathing, police said.
According to the Hillsborough Township Police Department, Levinski was “working underneath (the) commercial lawn mower which was hoisted in the air by a cable attached to a Kubota tractor.”
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