A farm employee died after he was run over by a tractor that was driven by another employee, according to the Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office.
On Sunday, Jan. 16 at 6:49 p.m., Sanilac County Central Dispatch received a 911 call about the incident in the 3000 block of N. Decker Road in Evergreen Township.
According to the initial investigation, a 25-year-old male migrant worker from Mexico was traveling west in the farm’s driveway in a loader tractor when he struck a 38-year-old male migrant worker from Mexico who was walking in the driveway.
The 38-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, the Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were assisted by Michigan State Police, Kingston Police, Cass City MMR, Lamotte Township Fire Department and Argyle Township Fire Department.
