Man dies after being run over by WWII tank on Jelly Belly chairman's property

The LA Times reports that on Saturday "the husband of Jelly Belly’s chief executiveaccidentally crushed a man to death with a World War II-era tank during a reunion on the family’s property in Fairfield, Calif."

The man who died, Kevin Wright (54), was a volunteer who maintained the tank and other restored military vehicles that candy maker Herman Rowland collects. Wright was sitting on the front edge of the tank and fell off. The driver was not able to stop in time and was Wright was crushed under the 944 M5 tank.

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