HENRICO COUNTY, Va. β Police have identified the man killed Thursday morning while spinning a sign outside the Little Caesars on South Laburnum Avenue as 37-year-old Phillip Andrew McBride.
Andrew, as he was known by family and friends, was killed when two tractor-trailers collided near where he was working on the sidewalk.
McBride worked at The Melting Pot before Little Caesars, his brother Bobby told CBS 6.
"Prior to working at either of those places, he spent quite a few years in the hospital getting treated for seizures caused by a car crash," Bobby McBride said.
A spokesperson for Sizzling Platter, the parent company of Little Caesars, shared the following statement with CBS 6.
Our hearts are broken from the passing of Phillip Andrew McBride. Phillip has worked for Little Caesars for nearly ten years and was a cherished member of our team. We are committed to supporting Phillipβs family and our affected team members. We are deeply grateful for the aid of the first responders who assisted at the scene of this terrible accident, and we are humbled by the support and love weβve received from the community. Phillip will be dearly missed.
"The driver of the tractor-trailer, which was hauling a concrete slab, ran through a red light as it was traveling east on Williamsburg Road. A small straight-truck hauling propane on South Laburnum Avenue traveled into the intersection with a 'green light' and collided with the tractor-trailer," a Henrico police spokesperson said. "The collision caused the tractor-trailer driver to overcorrect, jackknife and flip over on its side, striking [McBride] who was on the sidewalk spinning a sign for an area business."
The tractor-trailer driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and has since been released, police said.
"Investigators continue to look into other factors that may have contributed to this crash including what charges may be applicable," the spokesperson said.
Anyone with information was asked to call Crash Investigator Bolinger at 804-501-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
This is a developing story. Email the CBS 6 Newsroom if you have additional information to share.
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