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Truck Driver Charged Over Fatal Gas Station Death of 81-Year-Old Worker
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100% centerFirst reported by Ynet · Jun 17, 2026
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What happened
Southern District prosecutors charged Michael Cohen, 55, with causing death by recklessness after his truck struck and killed 81-year-old gas station worker Gabriel Kamin near Nir Banim. He also faces drunk-driving, drug-possession, assault, and threats charges, and has 65 traffic convictions.
- 01Cohen was indicted for causing Kamin’s death by recklessness, not murder.
- 02Prosecutors say he drove toward Kamin after a station argument.
- 03Kamin was hit, thrown down, and run over at the scene.
- 04Police found cannabis in the truck, and THC metabolites were in Cohen’s body.
- 05Kamin’s family said they seek justice, not revenge.
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