JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. — A Hampton business owner is dead after an incident in a James City County construction site Wednesday morning.
Around 11:20 a.m., James City County police were called to the 9200 block of Daydreamer Court, which is located in a construction zone in the Stonehouse neighborhood.
Police said George "Sonny" Harris III, 68, was guiding a hose behind a 1992 Ford L8000 truck as it was moving forward. At one point, Harris became entangled with the vehicle. He died at the scene.
The truck was owned by Harris & Son Seeding Contractors, police said. Harris is the owner of the company.
"...both the victim and the truck's driver were engaged in seeding operations in the construction zone at the time of the accident," the police department said in a release.
Investigators said they are still investigating what led up to the accident.
