DAVENPORT, Fla. - Polk County deputies say an illegal immigrant faces a manslaughter charge after causing his co-worker's death at a construction site, then lying about what happened.

The backstory:

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says investigators responded Wednesday to reports of an industrial accident at the Grand Pointe Apartments, a new complex off Founders Way in Davenport.

Deputies say they found the body of Jose Lopez near the front end of the loading bucket of a skid steer.

Investigators spoke with Lopez's co-worker, Angel Martinez, who claimed that Lopez was "messing with the controls" while standing under the loading bucket, and hit a control that caused his head to get caught between the skid steer's frame and the bucket.

Martinez told deputies he was standing severa

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