PEORIA, Ariz. — A man from Peoria is dead after he fell from a truck trailer on the South Boat Ramp of Lake Pleasant Saturday evening, Peoria police said.
The man was reportedly riding a boat being towed when he fell from the truck trailer and was severely injured. Police and fire were called to the scene around 6:23 p.m.
First responders took the 55-year-old to the hospital where he later died.
The Peoria Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating the circumstances of the man's death, and believe that impairment was a factor.
At this time, police haven't submitted charges.
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