Overview

• Whittier police received a call at 8:33 a.m. about a collision on the 10600 block of Carmenita Road.
• Officers found the worker pinned beneath a street sweeper, and firefighters pronounced him dead at the scene.
• Police said paving work was underway at the time of the crash.
• An administrative assistant said the victim worked for Artesia-based Pave West.
• Reporters observed the sweeper carried another company’s name, and attempts to reach that company and local officials were unsuccessful as the medical examiner had not yet released the man’s identity.