Description
Mejia was working on a trench for a retaining wall at a home near the Pacific Coast Highway and Deer Creek Canyon Park when it collapsed on him. An autopsy showed he died from asphyxia by chest compression. The contractor was not licensed.
Prosecutors:
Incident Type: Trench Collapse
County: Ventura
State: CA
Date: Sept. 15, 2011
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Victims
| First |
Last |
Age |
Title |
Employer |
Injury Type |
| Antonio De Jesus |
Mejia |
48 |
Unavailable |
Abraham Zafrani |
Fatality |
Defendants
| Name |
Type |
Title |
Plea Info. |
Conviction Sentence |
| Abraham Zafrani |
Individual |
Contractor |
Unavailable |
Convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Zafrani received a sentence of six months in county jail followed by 18 months of supervised release. |
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Crimes Charged: |
Penal Crimes: Involuntary Manslaughter
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Other Crimes: Labor Code violation causing death to an employee (Cal. Lab. Code Sec. 6425)
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