Quick Facts
Where: Accident happened the Target Distribution Center on Hudson Road in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
What Happened: Person on the business premises was run over by a tractor-trailer in a parking lot.
Participants:
- Ian Jimenez was a pedestrian.
- Marcus Peeler was the driver of the tractor-trailer.
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Ian Jimenez, 32, killed.
Details
On or about Sunday, October 4th, 2020, around 11:35 in the morning, a person was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer in the parking lot or loading bay area at the Target Distribution Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
According to authorities, 32-year-old Ian Jimenez of Los Angeles, California was struck by an 18-wheeler driven by Marcus Peeler while he was walking in the parking lot of the Target Distribution Center located at 6601 Hudson Road. Police did not specify if Jimenez and Peeler worked for the same company, but noted that OSHA is involved in the investigation.
Google Streetview images show an industrial complex with a parking lot that appears to have wide open sight lines and unobstructed views. Could the truck driver not see the victim? Could the victim not hear the truck?