Worker's fall from LA skyscraper ruled a suicide
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled the death of a man who fell 53 stories last week from a skyscraper construction site a suicide.
Joseph Sabbatino, 36, was only on his second day of work at the Wilshire Grand Center construction site in downtown Los Angeles when he fell 800 feet and onto the back of a moving car. The driver was not injured.
The construction company told KCBS there was no reason for Sabbatino to be on the 53rd floor of the construction project. His work was confined to the first three floors of the building.
On Thursday, Coroner's Lt. David Smith confirmed Sabbatino's death was ruled a suicide.
Sabbatino's father told KABC his son had been struggling to find stable employment. According to the Los Angeles Times, Sabbatino left his job as a real estate agent with Re/Max All-Pro in December.
In a profile for Re/Max All-Pro in Antelope Valley, Sabbatino described his work ethic as sincere, effective, determined and creative.
"I grew up in the Los Angeles area and at the age of 10 I began my career in sales," he wrote. "Wanting to expand my knowledge in other aspects, in 1999 I moved to the Antelope Valley and pursued construction, where I learned about framing, electrical and HVAC."
