Jury selection begins in wrongful death case
By Vince Mancini
Published on August 09, 2005
The family of Richard Tankersly, 46, is suing Deerwood Construction, Trumble Steel Erectors, and Trumble Crane and Rigging over Tankersly's death on September 26, 2003.
Tankersly was electrocuted at a construction site while guiding a metal bucket from a crane when it touched a power line. He was struck with 7200 volts of electricity and fell 16 feet into a trench.
The trial is expected to last two weeks.
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