On Saturday August 4, 2018 at approximately 9:47 a.m. the
Livingston County Emergency Communications Center (E-911) received a call for a
man pinned under a tractor in the Town of Avon.
Deputy Sheriff's, along with emergency personnel with fire
and EMS were immediately dispatched to the scene of a residential property on
Linden Street where emergency crews found the male unresponsive.
Life saving measures were attempted but were unsuccessful in
reviving the man, 66-year-old Charles T. "Tom" Moran; he was pronounced
deceased at the scene by the Livingston County Coroner’s Office.
The preliminary investigation by the Sheriff’s Office
revealed that Moran was operating a compact tractor (tractor with a front
bucket) in attempt to recover a zero turn lawn mower that had broken down in
the back lawn of the property. Moran was driving the compact tractor on a path
that led down to the rear lot and the path had a downward decline which was
also wet from the morning dew. Those factors caused the tractor to go into a
slide and eventually rollover, pinning Moran underneath.
Investigating the incident for the Sheriff's Office were
several members of the Sheriff’s Office from the Patrol Division, Criminal
Investigations Division, Forensic Identification Unit and Command Staff.
In addition to the Sheriff’s Office responders included the
Avon Village Police Department, Office of Emergency Management, Avon Fire
Department, East Avon Fire Department, Avon EMS, and CHS Ambulance Services.
