82-year-old farmer crushed to death after overturning tractor in Sanger
A farmer died after the tractor he was operating overturned and crushed him Monday afternoon in Sanger.
Robert Huey, 82, of Sanger died around 2:30 p.m. near East Tulare and North Newmark avenues, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tony Botti said.
Deputies and Cal Fire arrived to the scene after Huey’s wife went to check on him and found him underneath a tractor that was upside down in a ditch. She called 911. Huey was pronounced dead by authorities at the scene.
Botti said it appears Huey was discing an almond orchard when he was attempting to make a left turn and for unknown reasons, the tractor went off the embankment and into a ditch. The tractor flipped upside down, pinning him underneath.
“We don’t know if he had a medical episode that caused to go off the embankment or if there was a mechanical failure with the tractor or if he misjudged and took the turn too wide,” Botti said.
This story was originally published March 1, 2021 at 3:48 PM.
