running yourself down with a car - who woulda thunk it

[manbearpig]

http://www.phoenixvillenews.com/WebA...Feature_715762

PHOENIXVILLE — The Phoenixville Police Department is investigating a freak accident in which a borough woman ran over both of her legs in the drive-through lane at McDonald’s, 651 Nutt Rd., Friday afternoon.

According to Cpl. Pat Mark, a black Chevrolet Blazer, driven by a 53-year-old borough woman, was in the drive-thru lane at McDonald’s around 1:55 p.m. September 28.

“For some unknown reason, her legs were run over by her vehicle,” said Mark. “We are investigating how this accident could’ve happened.”

What police are trying to determine is how the woman exited her vehicle and how her vehicle rolled over both legs.

Emergency personnel arrived on scene and began treatment before placing her on a stretcher.

The woman was conscious while speaking with emergency personnel, as they were focused on her legs.

The woman was transported via West End Ambulance to Friendship Field, where a waiting PennStar helicopter airlifted her to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) for unknown injuries to her legs.

Police are not releasing the name of the woman due to the uncertainty about her injuries.

One witness said that it looked like the woman had placed an order, and her vehicle was slowly moving forward.

The witness said that the next thing they knew, the woman had somehow fallen out of the Blazer and landed partially in the lane, and her legs went underneath her vehicle.
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The distance from the Blazer to the restaurant wall in the drive-thru lane was approximately 53 inches, as measured by police.

The Blazer came to a stop just before the next drive-thru window at the restaurant.

Several blood stains were prevalent in the drive-thru lane, but were cleaned up by emergency personnel.

The Blazer was towed away from the scene by Dominick’s Auto Body, Phoenixville.

Mark said this accident is currently under investigation by police.

Assisting at the scene were Phoenixville Police Department, Phoenixville Fire Department and Phoenixville Fire Police.

[BeardedOne]

Something similar to this happened locally just last week, but the cirumstances were pretty clear. The person had just parked a friend or relative's car on a sloped driveway and got out and walked down the driveway. The car was a standard transmission and the person had not left it in gear with the parking brake set, so the car just rolled down the driveway and hit them.

[TJT]

A friends husband did it in the early 80's. Pulled over to check a noise under the hood. He was on a slight grade and had accidentally left the car in neutral.

It didn't kill the nimrod,but it probably should have.