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Construction company owner sentenced in Breckenridge deadly trench collapse

Construction company owner sentenced in Breckenridge deadly trench collapse
Construction company owner sentenced in Breckenridge deadly trench collapse 00:23

A judge sentenced the owner of a construction company to 90 days in jail, probation and community service on Thursday in connection with a deadly trench collapse. Peter Dillon pleaded guilty in August to manslaughter in connection with the November 2021 collapse in Breckenridge. 

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Marlon Diaz, 22, died when a trench collapsed while he and other crew members installed a sewer line. 

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  Peter Dillon Summit County

According to a May 2002 citation, Dillon told OSHA his company did not have a written safety and health program and that he never conducted inspections.   

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