Manslaughter Charges in Ocean Parkway Death?
March 20, 2006 — A lawyer for the family of a worker killed when a wall collapsed on a Brooklyn construction site this month will ask prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against the contractor. “This is manslaughter due to the degree of recklessness,” said lawyer Joseph Tacopina. Tacopina was referring to the March 8 death…
March 20, 2006 — A lawyer for the family of a worker killed when a wall collapsed on a Brooklyn construction site this month will ask prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against the contractor. “This is manslaughter due to the degree of recklessness,” said lawyer Joseph Tacopina. Tacopina was referring to the March 8 death of Tony Duncan, 47, who was buried under a pile of cinder blocks in Flatbush when the wall supporting a detached garage gave way, authorities said…”They didn’t even apply for a permit, they never intended to follow the city code or regulations,” Tacopina said. The victim’s brother Elijah Duncan said he used to work for the same company but left because the safety practices were lax. “All these people [XK Vate] care about is the money and rushing the job to save a dollar,” Duncan said. “They might say they’re sorry, but they’re not.”
Death Lawsuit Urged [NY Daily News]
Another Death [Brownstoner]
Like I said….we are not interested in money. When we had found out laws were broken, thats when a lawyer was even thought about. My sister and I just want to know everything that has to do with our father’s death. For all who dont know…I had called my dad earlier that morning. My cell phone log had read that I had called him at 7:16am. I was told that a cinder block wall had collasped on top of him at 7:30am. I had got a call at 11:30am from my uncle (Elijah) telling me what happend. I was in disbelief. I had cried the 1st 2hours before on my way to pick up my mother and sister to be on a way to NewYork.
Believe it or not but that was the only time I had cried since I was told my father had passed. When I had to decide if I had wanted an open or closed caskette, that was my 1st time seeing my father and I didnt feel anything. It was like I was looking at another person. It didnt look like him.
With those images replaying over and over through my mind till this day….its kind of hard to think about money.
Like I said….we are not interested in money. When we had found out laws were broken, thats when a lawyer was even thought about. My sister and I just want to know everything that has to do with our father’s death. For all who dont know…I had called my dad earlier that morning. My cell phone log had read that I had called him at 7:16am. I was told that a cinder block wall had collasped on top of him at 7:30am. I had got a call at 11:30am from my uncle (Elijah) telling me what happend. I was in disbelief. I had cried the 1st 2hours before on my way to pick up my mother and sister to be on a way to NewYork.
Believe it or not but that was the only time I had cried since I was told my father had passed. When I had to decide if I had wanted an open or closed caskette, that was my 1st time seeing my father and I didnt feel anything. It was like I was looking at another person. It didnt look like him.
With those images replaying over and over through my mind till this day….its kind of hard to think about money.
I think the entire family should sue and get every red penny that developer has.
I disagree. Elijah had said what he had said because he use to work for that same company. He and my father had witness something things that just wasnt right. Elijah had always felt that way and said the same things that he had said during the interview. It has nothing to do with money. We are not expecting money. When stuff like this happens…laywers and news reporters are quick to know at your door and ring your phone. We had simply looked at this as an accident with out being aware of any laws being broken…..thats the job of the investagator & lawyers. So if laws are broken and a life is lost, why does it look like we are only looking for money? Ask your self why are poeple getting killed by working for these same companies.
Wow, you’d think that Elijah would give his brother a heads up.
Only in the spirit of his obnoxious, and assuming statement: “Elijah might say he is sorry, but I say he is just utilizing this tradegy to line his pocket”
Funny that no one responded to Hugh Son’s article in last week’s NYDN on Scarano signing off on the plans and underpinning. Good old self-cert.
Brownstoner had it in his Wed linkster (seems we got caught up in another stroller/kids debate–please don’t start that up again!). NYDN quite clearly implicated Scarano by his own hand. Anyone care to comment on that?
http://www.nydailynews.com/03-15-2006/boroughs/story/399650p-338613c.html
That should be a link enough for all of us…but I’m sure the Duncan’s attorney, like in the Greenpoint lawsuit (where the underpinning damaged the building so bad the family was forced by the city to move out) will go after developer, contractor AND architect (the later was again a Scarano job). Perhaps a shake down from DOB is in order? Or a full audit of all his projects?
I hope that somehow this affects Scarano. It would be nice if they closed his shop.