By Associated Press - Saturday, August 25, 2018

NORTH AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a Long Island man has been crushed to death by a van as he worked under it.

The accident happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday in North Amityville.

Suffolk County police say 59-year-old Michael Callejo was working under a 2001 Ford van when the vehicle apparently slipped out of gear and crushed him. Callejo was pronounced dead at the scene.



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