Buying newspaper turns dangerous
A local woman was injured Sunday morning when she was run over by her own vehicle while trying to buy a newspaper.
The victim, Frances Butcher, 68, suffered leg injuries when she was struck by her vehicle and then rolled over by the car in front of Korner Market just off Highway 70 Bypass just before 8 a.m. Sunday.
According to police reports, Butcher pulled up to the paper box in front of the store and was getting out to purchase a paper. However, in pulling up to the curb, she apparently missed the parking gear, instead leaving the car in reverse. The vehicle then began rolling backwards just as Butcher was standing up on the pavement and getting out of her vehicle. The door of her car knocked her to the ground as the vehicle kept rolling, causing the one of the vehicle’s wheels to roll over her leg.
After running over Butcher, the vehicle kept rolling backwards, across Mullican Street until it came to rest against a church. Butcher’s injuries, while painful, are not believed to be life-threatening.