Man killed by delivery truck while sleeping in Turlock loading dock identified
The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who was run over and killed by a delivery truck while sleeping in a Turlock loading dock as 44-year-old Alan Scott Cole.
Cole, whose family said he went by Scott, died around 10:40 a.m. July 29. He was asleep at the Ace Hardware store in the 3000 block of Geer Road, near Stanislaus State University, when a delivery truck driver backed a truck over him.
Cole was pronounced dead at the scene despite attempts at lifesaving measures.
The coroner’s office said the death has been ruled accidental.
This story was originally published August 12, 2021 at 2:50 PM.
Lydia Gerike
The Modesto Bee