A pregnant Oregon woman was dragged and run over by her own car on Sunday evening.
“That’s pretty fortunate,” Rookhuyzen said. “Even a little higher or lower and we'd have a different story.”
Authorities did not reveal the name of the woman, but said the incident occurred when her 2001 Mazda Tribute became disabled on Southwest Cedar Hills Boulevard in Washington County at around 7 p.m. on Oct. 29.
The pregnant woman and her sister tried to push the vehicle off the road, but the Mazda was on a downward slope and began to roll back down the hill. The pregnant woman tried to jump back into her car but failed. The car then dragged her, knocked her down, and ran over her chest.
Police who arrived on the scene discovered the car hanging off a retention wall and the pregnant woman on the ground.
The incident occurred in the Cedar Hills neighborhood in Beaverton. Beaverton is a small city with a population 97,950 around 7 miles west of downtown Portland.
Police say Jill Thompson started her 1974 Plymouth Satellite when the car was in reverse. Thompson then went to open the gate of her garage. The vehicle started to roll back until it hit her and rolled over her body. Thompson was already dead when police arrived.
The investigators started the car and confirmed that the Plymouth was in reverse.
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