Description
Torres was killed in an unshored trench that collapsed while he was working on a sewer connection.
Prosecutors:
District Attorney Ira Reiner
Incident Type: Trench Collapse
County: Los Angeles
State: CA
Date: July 24, 1986
Additional Materials
Folder for Gonterman materials
Available Case Materials Include:
Media Clips & Gov't. Press
Other Materials
Contact for Additional Information:
Unavailable
Victims
| First |
Last |
Age |
Title |
Employer |
Injury Type |
| Gilberto |
Torres |
30 |
Unavailable |
Atlas Cesspools |
Fatality |
Defendants
| Name |
Type |
Title |
Plea Info. |
Conviction Sentence |
| Jeffrey Alan Gonterman |
Individual |
Manager |
Pleaded no contest |
Sentenced to 90 days in county jail and three years formal probation. Required as a condition of probation to adopt and implement a comprehensive accident prevention plan. |
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Crimes Charged: |
Penal Crimes: Involuntary Manslaughter
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Other Crimes: Unavailable
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