19-year-old killed in work accident in Kiryat Gat

Civil suit begins in farming accident that killed Dublin teen; attorneys allege distracted driving was to blame.

By SARA VANDEN BERGE A jury of eight women and four men began hearing testimony Tuesday in a civil case involving an 18-year-old Dublin teen killed in a farming accident on April 7, 2023. The family of Jordan Sanchez is suing Grass Roots Farming in connection with his death. One of the family’s attorneys, Katherine Binns, alleged in opening statements that Grass Roots hired 14 to 19-year-olds to pick up rocks in a field without proper safety tra…

The young man was hit in the head by a ceiling while working on a crane, and was trapped in the work space. Rescue forces attempted to resuscitate him, but he was ultimately pronounced dead.