On Saturday, August 1st at approximately 1:00 pm, Eagle Pass Fire and Police Department personnel responded to a residence on Taft St. regarding an Individual trapped under a vehicle.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers and EMS personnel found the victim identified as Miguel Angel Garza trapped under a vehicle that he had been doing mechanical work on.
Tragically, Garza succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the location.
Witnesses did state that Garza had been working on the vehicle when the Car Jack he was using malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to fall on top of him.
Garza's death has been classified as accidental.