Detectives identify off-duty worker killed at Port Everglades

Alden Waugh, 75, run over by tractor-trailer Wednesday afternoon

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. ā€“ The Broward Sheriff's Office has identified an off-duty worker who was killed Wednesday afternoon by a tractor-trailer as 75-year-old Alden Waugh.

Detectives said Waugh had just finished his shift at the container yard at 5 p.m. when he was struck by a tractor-trailer at the entrance of the yard.

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Deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue rushed to the Sun Terminals container yard at 4000 McIntosh Road and pronounced Waugh dead at the scene.

Detectives said the driver, Jorge Medina-Lopez, 48, was approaching the checkpoint when Waugh walked into the path of the vehicle.

No charges have been filed.

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