Crime & Safety

Update: New Haven Man Dies in Construction Accident in Middlefield

Police say Lamar Liddell, 35, died Friday morning after falling off of staging at a new home construction site on Cherry Hill Road.

State police have identified a man who died Friday morning in a construction site accident in Middlefield.

Lamar Liddell, 35, of New Haven, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 a.m. at the scene of the site at 323 Cherry Hill Road, according to Sgt. Sal Calvo.

According to investigators, Liddell fell about 12-feet off staging at the home and suffered a fatal head injury. The accident happened in front of at least one other construction worker.

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Middlefield firefighters, state and local police arrived on the scene a short time later.

Officials from the state medical examiner's office and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the accident, Calvo said. 

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An autopsy will be performed on Liddell.

The home is being built by Luanci Construction LLC of North Haven.


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