{"id":154235,"date":"2026-06-10T16:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/154235\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:23:22","slug":"woman-who-died-at-lebanon-car-wash-was-electrocuted-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/154235\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman who died at Lebanon car wash was electrocuted, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tABOUT THOSE COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. BREAKING NEWS LEBANON POLICE SAY A WOMAN WHO DIED AT A CAR WASH IN APRIL WAS ELECTROCUTED. POLICE SAY THEY JUST RECEIVED THE AUTOPSY RESULTS FOR 26 YEAR OLD GLADYS LOPEZ ECHEVARRIA. POLICE SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THIS CASE TO DETERMINE WHETHER CRIMINAL CHARGES WILL BE FILED. BUT AS WE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, THE YORK COUNTY CORONER SAID LOPEZ ECHEVARRIA LEANED AGAINST A VACUUM AT THE CARRIAGE HOUSE CAR WASH ON APRIL 15TH AND THEN COLLAPSED. AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE LEBANON FIRE DEPARTMENT LOOKED AT THE VACUUM AND DETERMINED THAT THE UNIT WAS UNSAFE AND IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED THE POWER. CITY POLICE SAY THEY ALSO LEARNED THERE WAS A\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Twenty-six-year-old woman who died at Lebanon car wash was electrocuted, police say<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 12:13 PM EDT Jun 10, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA 26-year-old woman who died at a Lebanon car wash earlier this year was electrocuted, according to Lebanon City Police.Police said they received the autopsy report for Gladys Echevarria and the cause of death was electrocution.”In the coming weeks, the Lebanon City Police Department will continue to examine evidence and consult with the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office to make a determination if criminal charges will be filed in connection with this incident,” police said in a statement that was released on Wednesday.April 15, Carriage House Car WashOn April 15, 2026, around 7:38 p.m., officers responded to a medical emergency at the Carriage House Car Wash at 123 Bowman St., where EMS was treating 26-year-old Gladys Lopez Echevarria. She was taken to a local hospital and later died.”As part of the ongoing investigation, the Lebanon City Fire Department was requested to evaluate an on-site vacuum unit located where the incident occurred. During their assessment, the Fire Department determined that unit to be unsafe, and as a result power to the unit was immediately disconnected,” a statement released by police earlier this year said. Continuing investigationThe next day, April 16, police said investigators determined that a customer “had reported an electrical concern involving a different vacuum unit in the same island on April 14, 2026, at approximately 11:37 a.m.” “The business owner\u2019s maintenance personnel responded promptly to that complaint. While the initial responding employee was unable to replicate the reported issue, a second maintenance personnel member was called to further assess the unit. That technician identified a fault, performed a repair, and restored the unit to operation. Following the repair, the technician was unable to reproduce the originally reported issue,” police said.Units taken out of serviceBefore clearing the scene on April 16, police said investigators confirmed that the vacuum and the island connected with the medical incident “had been fully de-energized, disabled, and no longer posed any risk to the public.”\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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A 26-year-old woman who died at a Lebanon car wash earlier this year was electrocuted, according to Lebanon City Police.<\/p>\n

Police said they received the autopsy report for Gladys Echevarria and the cause of death was electrocution.<\/p>\n

“In the coming weeks, the Lebanon City Police Department will continue to examine evidence and consult with the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office to make a determination if criminal charges will be filed in connection with this incident,” police said in a statement that was released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

April 15, Carriage House Car Wash<\/p>\n

On April 15, 2026, around 7:38 p.m., officers responded to a medical emergency at the Carriage House Car Wash at 123 Bowman St., where EMS was treating 26-year-old Gladys Lopez Echevarria. She was taken to a local hospital and later died.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Police<\/p>\n

“As part of the ongoing investigation, the Lebanon City Fire Department was requested to evaluate an on-site vacuum unit located where the incident occurred. During their assessment, the Fire Department determined that unit to be unsafe, and as a result power to the unit was immediately disconnected,” a statement released by police earlier this year said. <\/p>\n

\t\t\"Police<\/p>\n

Continuing investigation<\/p>\n

The next day, April 16, police said investigators determined that a customer “had reported an electrical concern involving a different vacuum unit in the same island on April 14, 2026, at approximately 11:37 a.m.” <\/p>\n

“The business owner\u2019s maintenance personnel responded promptly to that complaint. While the initial responding employee was unable to replicate the reported issue, a second maintenance personnel member was called to further assess the unit. That technician identified a fault, performed a repair, and restored the unit to operation. Following the repair, the technician was unable to reproduce the originally reported issue,” police said.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Lebanon<\/p>\n

Units taken out of service<\/p>\n

Before clearing the scene on April 16, police said investigators confirmed that the vacuum and the island connected with the medical incident “had been fully de-energized, disabled, and no longer posed any risk to the public.”<\/p>\n

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