Port Arthur man dies after car falls on him

Published 4:14 pm Friday, February 7, 2025

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A man in Port Arthur was killed when he was working on a vehicle and the jack stand slipped.

First responders were called at approximately 7:15 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 2700 block of 22nd Street where a man was trapped under a vehicle.

He was taken to The Medical Center of Southeast Texas where he died around 11 p.m., Justice of the Peace Joseph Guillory II said.

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An autopsy was ordered.

The deceased is identified as Jorge Gutierrez, 37, of Port Arthur.