NEW YORK — An elevator mechanic has been charged with negligent homicide in connection with a man’s death in New York City two years ago. Peter Milatz, 67, was charged after his apprentice mechanic, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 67-year-old mechanic faces a homicide charge after a falling elevator crushed his apprentice in 2021, New York prosecutors said.

An elevator mechanic's failure to execute basic safety procedures caused an elevator at a New York City building to plunge six stories and crush a co-worker to death, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Citing the death of a Williamsburg resident who tried to flee a broken elevator earlier this month, organizers for the union representing elevator repair workers spoke at a community board meeting ...

The Bronx district attorney said Peter Milatz was criminally negligent in failing to secure the elevator that plunged six stories and killed Joseph Rosa, 25. By Liam Stack A mechanic was charged with ...

A mechanic is accused of negligent homicide after the 2021 death of an apprentice killed by a falling Bronx elevator, N.Y. prosecutors say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 67-year-old mechanic faces a ...

A 67-year-old mechanic faces a homicide charge after a falling elevator crushed his apprentice in 2021, New York prosecutors said. The senior mechanic, since retired, and a 25-year-old apprentice were ...