Landscaper, 31, Dies After Trimmer Hits Power Lines In Hauppauge: Police

HAUPPAUGE, NY — A 31-year-old landscaper died after being electrocuted and falling from a 16-foot ladder while trimming trees at a Hauppauge home Tuesday morning, Suffolk County police said.

Darwin Morales-Martines, of Central Islip, was working in the backyard of a residence at 2 Richwood Lane around 10:30 a.m. when his tree trimmer came into contact with power lines, police said.

The contact electrocuted Morales-Martines and caused him to fall from the ladder, police said.

Morales-Martines was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the incident.