Seattle, WA (October 21, 2021)– On Thursday, a man who backed his pickup truck and fifth-wheel trailer onto his property accidentally ran over a family member.
At about 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, police responded to a report of a collision they said occurred at 8000 block of 36th Avenue South.
A man trying to back his truck and fifth-wheel trailer from the street onto his property realized he had hit his fence.
Unknown to him a family member had been pinned between a fence and a trailer and been severely injured.
Seattle Fire Department responded to the scene and attempted life-saving measures, but the victim died at the scene.
The driver was evaluated and found not to be impaired by drugs or alcohol.
The victim was a 73-year-old-man.
Source: KIRO 7
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