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# |
Age(s) |
Vehicle Type |
Location |
Description |
Found in LexisNexis™ |
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2000 |
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1 |
2,
10 (injured) |
SUV |
trailer park |
playing children run over by
truck backing up in trailer park - driver did not see children |
Yes |
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2 |
16
mos. |
car |
driveway |
driver in driveway to let off
passenger and child, passenger put child down, child ran to back
of vehicle, driver stuck child as driver was backing up |
Yes |
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3 |
2 |
van |
driveway |
2-year-old died after was struck
by a neighbor's van as it was pulling out of a driveway |
Yes |
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4 |
22 mos. |
small school bus |
driveway |
child was killed when run over
by small school bus backing out of townhouse driveway, 3-yr-old
sibling, & another student had just boarded bus, parent didn't
know toddler had wandered away, no charges have been filed against
the bus driver |
Yes |
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5 |
22 mos. |
car |
driveway |
22-month-old killed when run
over, died at hospital after struck by car backing out of neighbor's
driveway, was with parent and grandparent when ran down sidewalk,
driver did not see the child behind vehicle, will not be charged |
Yes |
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6 |
22 mos. |
pickup |
driveway |
child was struck and killed by
a pickup backing out of a driveway near child’s home |
Yes |
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7 |
17 mos. |
unclear |
parking lot |
driver who backed over and killed
a 17-month-old has been indicted by a state grand jury on felony
charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving death.-victim
was walking across the parking lot with parent |
Yes |
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8 |
7 |
tow truck |
street |
youth was pedaling bicycle behind
the tow truck in evening on a private street at a mobile-home
park when the truckdriver
stopped and backed over youth
|
Yes |
|
9 |
20 mos. |
van |
alley |
toddler was killed by a hit-and-run
driver - van backed over the child, who was playing in an alley
- van was ditched about a block away. |
Yes |
|
10 |
47 |
dump truck |
unclear |
two dump trucks owned by same
company, parked with rears facing each other, one backed up, struck
driver of the other who was standing behind other truck |
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11 |
75 |
station wagon |
driveway |
driver backing out
of driveway, did not see victim, heard bump, pulled forward, victim
on ground conscious, but incoherent, victim died 10 days later
from head injury sustain in accident |
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12 |
55 |
van |
driveway |
driver backing out
of driveway, began to drive down street, wasn't driving right,
got out and checked twice, ultimately found victim under the van
- was admitted to hospital in critical condition and later died |
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13 |
67 |
pickup |
apparently street |
driver stopped,
heard someone call, attempted to back up too fast, lost control,
drove up on sidewalk hitting pedestrian and brick wall |
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14 |
84,
80 (injured)
|
pickup |
sidewalk |
two pedestrians
were walking on sidewalk when driver backed out of driveway and
struck them |
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15 |
76 |
van |
driveway |
driver backed vehicle
out of driveway, didn't realize parent was out of the house (had
gone to a mailbox), struck parent who was behind vehicle at time
of accident |
|
|
16 |
87 |
pickup |
driveway |
driver backed out
of driveway and struck victim who was blind and using a cane |
|
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17 |
79 |
pickup |
parking lot |
driver backed up
in public parking lot, pedestrian entered path of vehicle and
was struck and run over |
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18 |
74 |
light truck |
unclear |
truck was stopped,
started to back up, struck bicyclist who came into the path of
the vehicle backing up |
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19 |
74 |
car |
driveway |
driver was backing
out of driveway, didn't see pedestrian on sidewalk, felt pressure
on the car, pulled forward, saw victim on the ground |
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|
20 |
mos. 32 |
pickup |
driveway |
parent was backing
out of driveway when child tried to get parent’s attention by
beating on side of passenger side of truck running toward rear
of truck, got to rear of truck and fell down at which time passenger
rear tire ran over victim |
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21 |
81 |
SUV |
parking lot/street |
driver backed out
of parking lot into street striking victim who was crossing the
street |
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22 |
91 |
car |
driveway |
victim was helping
driver back out of driveway, driver's door was open struck victim,
victim died 12 days later |
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23 |
36 |
car |
street |
vehicle, originally
in parked position, backed up and struck victim who was crossing
street, victim died approximately three weeks later |
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24 |
71 |
?? |
unclear |
vehicle backed up
over victim |
|
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25 |
2 |
pickup |
driveway |
driver was turning
around in driveway, backed up looking over right shoulder, child
ran into path of truck from the left was struck by vehicle backing
up |
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26 |
31 |
dump truck |
unclear |
no written description
provided-drawing indicates truck backed up, did not realize struck
pedestrian until dragging victim 61 feet |
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27 |
90 |
van |
apparently street |
driver was backing
vehicle, victim apparently stepped off curb into path of vehicle,
victim was hard of hearing may not have heard beeper, van was
owned by a business |
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28 |
6 |
recycling truck |
apparently street |
truck was backing
up, with beeper and rear back-up camera working (driver didn't
see anything in monitor), child on bicycle, apparently looking
back at friend, rode into the back of the truck, truck then ran
over child |
|
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29 |
3 |
pickup |
driveway |
backing out of driveway
struck victim, then pulled forward not knowing what had been hit |
|
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30 |
89 |
pickup |
alley |
truck was backing
out of alley, struck pedestrian |
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31 |
7 |
garbage truck |
street |
backing from one
street to another, truck struck bicyclist |
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32 |
2 |
SUV |
driveway |
victim struck as
vehicle was backing out of driveway |
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33 |
1 |
car |
driveway |
driver backing out
of driveway, child playing next door ran into path of car, fell
to ground near rear left wheel of vehicle, which ran over child |
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34 |
63 |
van |
driveway |
van backing out
of the driveway struck victim who was apparently in the road |
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35 |
4, 20(injured) |
station wagon |
unclear |
PAR on this is very
sketchy, it is clear that one vehicle backed up, pinning more
than one victim between it and another vehicle-seems there were
three victims, one died |
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36 |
86 |
car |
unclear |
driver backed up,
did not see victim or car victim was standing next to, victim
was getting into vehicle, was pinched between door and interior
of vehicle |
|
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37 |
24 |
van |
unclear |
victim got out of
passenger side of parked vehicle, was struck by van backing up-van
left the scene |
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38 |
70 |
pickup |
unclear |
vehicle struck victim
while snowplowing |
|
|
39 |
40, 47 (injured) |
car |
apparently street |
driver was backing
up from gas station after dropping off friend, says she did not
see pedestrians, hit them, dragged one across the street |
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40 |
52 |
van |
driveway |
no written description
- drawing indicates vehicle was backing up out of a driveway and
struck pedestrian in street |
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41 |
85 |
SUV |
street |
vehicle backing
up struck victim, who from diagram apparently entered the street
from between two parked cars-driver said did not see victim, did
not know where victim came from |
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42 |
70 |
truck |
parking lot |
driver was plowing
parking lot, was backing up, looking both ways at traffic, struck
pedestrian who was walking on the sidewalk, didn't see pedestrian |
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43 |
43 |
station wagon |
parking space (street) |
vehicle struck pedestrian
while backing into parking space, pedestrian had stepped into
the street |
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44 |
55 |
vehicle |
street |
vehicle was backing
southbound in the northbound lane, driver felt bump or thud, continued
to back up, saw pedestrian in front of vehicle |
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45 |
50 |
van |
intersection
(street)
|
driver was backing
up vehicle near intersection, felt thump, stopped car, got out
saw pedestrian |
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46 |
89 |
car |
driveway |
driver backing out
of driveway, saw pedestrian in side mirror, was stopped, driver
continued to back out believing pedestrian had stopped to allow
driver to back out |
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47 |
85 |
car |
driveway |
driver backing out
of driveway, struck victim who was walking on the sidewalk |
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48 |
mos. 30 |
SUV |
driveway |
driver backing out
of driveway, did not see victim |
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49 |
66 |
SUV |
street |
driver backed up
on street, struck victim who had been gardening and still had
gardening blower on his back, victim died a week after the accident |
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50 |
82 |
car |
street |
car backed down
street across another street, struck victim who was in the intersection |
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51 |
mos. 18 |
car |
complicated scenario |
vehicle was stopped
by side of road, partly blocking driveway, 2nd vehicle backed
out of driveway, apparently didn't look, struck 1st vehicle -
child had been put outside of 1st vehicle between car and open
door - 2nd vehicle struck door causing injuries to child |
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52 |
82 |
pickup |
driveway |
driver looked behind
him prior to backing straight out of the driveway between church
and rectory, did not see anything behind him, but two dogs were
bouncing around in back (pickup w/camper shell), did not realize
struck someone |
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53 |
68 |
garbage truck |
roadway
(street) |
after finishing
a collection, driver backed into roadway, struck victim-truck
had rear camera system that was not turned on and when turned
on had dirt over lens so would have been ineffective anyway, also
back-up alarm was too faint to be heard |
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54 |
mos. 16 |
car |
driveway |
driver backing out
of driveway, checked both side mirrors and rear view mirrors,
didn't see anything, struck child who had been walking on sidewalk
with her older sibling |
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55 |
91 |
car |
driveway |
driver slowly backing
out of driveway, looked both ways, proceeded, heard thump |
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56 |
87 |
pickup |
sidewalk |
driver backed out
of parking stall to enter road, as vehicle crossed sidewalk, people
yelled that it had hit something, pulled back into parking spot-result
- backed over victim then ran over victim again |
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57 |
mos. 20 |
car |
alley |
car was attempting
to back into an alley, driver did not see child and thought had
run over a toy |
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2001 |
|
1 |
6 |
truck, probably
garbage |
alley |
child on bike was
struck by truck backing out of alleyway |
Yes |
|
2 |
3 |
pickup |
probably parking lot |
3-yr-old was run
over and killed yesterday by a pickup that was backing out of
a parking space in the townhouse development where child’s family
lives |
Yes |
|
3 |
16 mos. |
car |
driveway |
died after parent
ran over child while backing out of driveway |
Yes |
|
4 |
84, 80(injured) |
SUV |
driveway |
victim was walking
with neighbor around neighborhood, killed when driver backing
out of driveway apparently didn't see victim and ran over victim |
Yes |
|
5 |
54 |
garbage truck |
alley |
disposal truck backed
over a transient, who died at the scene from massive head injuries
in an alley |
Yes |
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6 |
39 |
pickup |
median |
pickup truck on
interstate transporting furniture covered by plastic, but not
tied down, sofa came off truck, driver pulled to median, ran back
to pull sofa to median, victim got out of truck concerned for
driver, another occupant of truck moved into driver seat, backed
up truck, plastic blew up, blocked view, struck victim who originally
seemed alright, but died |
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7 |
mos. 33 |
pickup |
driveway?? |
driver, possibly
backing out of driveway, struck child on bicycle, child got stuck
under truck, was dragged for some distance before driver realized,
removed child from under vehicle and fled |
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8 |
67 |
pickup |
street |
driver parked in
front of residence, with a passenger in the vehicle, waiting to
pick up spouse, backed up in anticipating of continuing down road,
heard noise, perhaps scream, got out of vehicle, saw victim lying
on the ground |
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9 |
6 |
vehicle |
street |
parent was sweeping
street with the vehicle, backed up to make another pass, struck
child who was behind him on a bicycle |
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10 |
77 |
vehicle |
unclear |
driver backed up
in attempt to flee from fight, lost control, struck pedestrian-charged
w/DUI for refusing to take test |
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11 |
4 |
van |
street |
parent drove vehicle
out of driveway, was attempting to turn around in street in front
of house, backed vehicle up and unknowingly backed over child |
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12 |
adult |
pickup |
HOV lane |
driver and victim
were both workers on HOV lanes of an interstate highway - driver
backed up vehicle in HOV lane to notify police of accident, struck
victim, then went forward ran over victim again |
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13 |
3 |
pickup |
driveway |
parent backed out
of driveway, turned vehicle, did not see child approach vehicle
from passenger side, vehicle struck child in area of front passenger
side wheel and drove over child |
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14 |
84 |
garbage truck |
street |
truck backing down
street struck victim who was crossing the street (no crosswalk) |
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15 |
80 |
SUV |
driveway |
driver backed at
idle speed out of driveway, had looked before started, heard thump,
got out of car, noticed victim in driveway bleeding - victim had
gone to mailbox. |
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16 |
80 |
SUV |
driveway |
driver backed out
of driveway at high rate of speed, did not see victim who was
on a mower mowing grass |
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17 |
82 |
car |
curb of road
(street)
|
driver backed up
along curb of road (from diagram) and struck pedestrian, was told
by people what happened, then went forward for about 50 feet,
dragging victim under the car |
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18 |
71 |
car |
driveway |
driver was backing
out of driveway, looked to rear on the sidewalk and street was
clear, as backed up car was having trouble backing, driver got
out of car, saw pedestrian laying under trunk area of car. |
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19 |
79 |
garbage truck |
unclear |
truck driver was
backing up, checking mirrors, was watching the right side because
of parked vehicle there, said never saw victim, but felt two bumps,
immediately stopped and got out to find victim lying on pavement. |
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20 |
77 |
car |
street |
driver had completed
turn from shopping plaza exit to one-way street, then backed up
and struck victim who was crossing the street to the shopping
plaza - victim died 21 days later |
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21 |
80 |
car |
street |
car pulled to side
of street to drop off victim and groceries, passenger walked to
rear of car after getting groceries out of car, driver asked victim
if was okay, victim said was and it was okay to go, driver put
car in reverse hit victim |
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22 |
17 |
car |
street |
vehicle backed out
of parking lot onto one way street very fast, victim, on bicycle,
was traveling on shoulder in opposite direction of one way, was
struck by vehicle which also struck another vehicle, which in
turn struck another |
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23 |
7 |
pickup |
driveway |
truck, backing out
of driveway, struck victim |
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24 |
37 |
van |
driveway |
vehicle was backing
out of driveway, driver said "stopped and looked both ways
twice," felt bump, stopped, got out, saw victim, who had
headphones on |
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25 |
72 |
?? |
unclear |
only information
in report is a drawing, which makes it clear it was a backing
incident, but no other details of the incident were in the report
because pages were missing. |
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26 |
63 |
?? |
driveway |
no written description
received, drawing indicates vehicle backed out of driveway, struck
pedestrian |
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27 |
69 |
truck |
driveway |
driver backed out
of driveway to allow another car to pull out of driveway, heard
thump as drove forward to return to driveway, had apparently
hit victim while backing up as pattern of victim's pants was found
on bumper of vehicle |
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28 |
89 |
?? |
driveway |
driver was backing
out of driveway when victim walked into path, driver stopped
and avoided contact, but victim fell hitting head |
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29 |
83 |
van |
street |
driver backed up,
apparently some distance (through an intersection) and struck
victim who was crossing the street |
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30 |
68 |
car |
roadway
(street)
|
driver was waiting
for victim to give a ride, driver saw victim walking toward the
vehicle, then lost sight of victim, driver began to back up when
felt vehicle hit a bump, it is not known whether or not victim
fell to roadway before accident |
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31 |
90 |
SUV |
driveway |
driver backed out
of driveway into passing pedestrian |
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32 |
43 |
garbage truck |
street |
truck was backing
up in residential street, victim initially walking in street and
"then suddenly darted behind" truck, which ran over
victim-driver said "looked at both mirrors and the camera
in the back" saw nobody |
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33 |
20 |
pickup |
unclear |
victim had gotten
out of passenger side of parked truck, was headed away from truck
- driver backed up, struck victim then left the scene |
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34 |
89 |
SUV |
driveway |
driver backed out
of driveway, didn't see victim, thinks may have been behind a
tree on the same side of the street from which driver was backing |
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35 |
1 |
car |
driveway |
driver ran over
victim once as backed out of driveway, again upon reentering driveway-driver
said thought had gone over the curb |
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36 |
mos. 17, 4, 21 -
4 and 21 year olds injured |
vehicle |
driveway |
vehicle backing
out of driveway, in dark, street lights were flickering on and
off, hit three pedestrians, youngest of whom was seriously injured
and died |
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37 |
mos. 22 |
car |
driveway |
backing out of driveway,
looked, saw adult clear driveway, struck child |
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38 |
47 |
SUV |
unclear |
backing up to enter
vacant parking space, heard a thump, struck pedestrian |
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39 |
67 |
van |
street |
vehicle backing
up on street struck pedestrian |
|
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40 |
4, 3 other victims,
age unknown - injured |
vehicle |
apparently street |
vehicle was backing
up, 2nd vehicle double parked with no vehicle between it and curb,
1st vehicle struck driver door of 2nd pinning person getting into,
then struck three pedestrians who were attempting to enter 2nd
vehicle and were crossing street |
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41 |
50 |
pickup |
road shoulder |
guy pulled in front
of disabled car on shoulder, offered to help, started to back
up, struck victim, driver fled scene, victim had blood alcohol
content of .08 |
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42 |
mos.
18 |
SUV |
driveway |
parent
was backing vehicle out of driveway when did not notice that child
had moved from the front area of the vehicle to the rear driver's
side area of the vehicle, he struck child - end point of the incident
was the sidewalk area |
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43 |
mos. 13 |
van |
driveway |
victim & 6-yr
old cousin were playing in closed garage, parent opened garage
door, went to van parked in street, started to back van into driveway,
didn't realize victim had followed parent out of garage, left
front wheel ran over victim. |
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44 |
95 |
car |
driveway |
driver backing out
of driveway struck victim who was apparently on sidewalk, report
suggests victim was dragged 59 feet before vehicle stopped |
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45 |
70 |
car |
intersection
(street) |
occurred at intersection,
victim & friend were standing on SE corner, started to cross,
struck by driver's side front quarter panel of vehicle as driver
attempted to back vehicle into the intersection |
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