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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:41 AM
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http://www.gwdtoday.com/default.asp?...dtoday&he=.com

A girl was run over by her own Z. The article doesn't state it but she later died from a crushed ribcage, two punctured ribs, and an ruptured spleen. It is believed that she parked on an incline with the car in neutral and the parking brake not set.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Moreorles
http://www.gwdtoday.com/default.asp?...dtoday&he=.com

A girl was run over by her own Z. The article doesn't state it but she later died from a crushed ribcage, two punctured ribs, and an ruptured spleen. It is believed that she parked on an incline with the car in neutral and the parking brake not set.
wth you're from Greenwood? Me too.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:47 AM
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Why would they tow the car to an Auto Shop if its in her Driveway? Sad, story.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:47 AM
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Well not to be insensitive but anyone who parks their car in neutral on a hill without a parking brake.... and a Z nonetheless! Make way for the 'woman driver' comments.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:49 AM
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^^^^shes the best^^^^ but yeah how much would that suck to be run over by your own car and die?
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:50 AM
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wth you're from Greenwood? Me too.
Awesome! I graduated Lander in 2000 and am still here. Have lived here since 1994.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by RedBullRR
Why would they tow the car to an Auto Shop if its in her Driveway? Sad, story.

The car drug her about 50 feet from her driveway. Her husband was out of town and I don't think they knew what to do with the car, so they had it towed.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:52 AM
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sad story..even if she was incompetent about not putting on the parking brake..it's still sad that this happened especially at a young age.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Moreorles
Awesome! I graduated Lander in 2000 and am still here. Have lived here since 1994.
Ah I graduated from Ninety Six high in 2001
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:59 AM
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Ah I graduated from Ninety Six high in 2001
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Old May 3, 2007 | 06:03 AM
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What I want to know is how the **** did she get trapped under the car. The driveways on Karlie Ct aren't that inclined and she would have had to lay down in its path to fit under there ...
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Old May 3, 2007 | 06:05 AM
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I guess her family is going to sue nissan for making a car that rolls when under the influence of gravity.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 06:06 AM
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Wow..that is a very sad story...I wonder if she tried to brace herself against the car to prevent it from rolling and just got sucked under...That must have been extremely painful...God Bless
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Originally Posted by coreapoc
What I want to know is how the **** did she get trapped under the car. The driveways on Karlie Ct aren't that inclined and she would have had to lay down in its path to fit under there ...
Yeah...she MUST have tried to stop the car with her body and just got pulled under
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Old May 3, 2007 | 06:58 AM
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SparkleCity native here
Oh yeah but that really sucks about the girl - sad.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 07:18 AM
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They probably had it towed to a shop to have it investigated to see if it was a mechanical failure vs. driver failure that caused the roll. If it was in gear with the e-brake set and rolled, expect nissan to get sued. I highly doubt it was the cars fault though.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by sq40
They probably had it towed to a shop to have it investigated to see if it was a mechanical failure vs. driver failure that caused the roll. If it was in gear with the e-brake set and rolled, expect nissan to get sued. I highly doubt it was the cars fault though.
Esp if you knew what kind of people were in Greenwood
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Old May 3, 2007 | 07:27 AM
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It's sad yes but I think it's better that it happen to just her and the car didn't go rolling through a crowd or something much crazier!
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Old May 3, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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Here goes another one of those Z related deaths for the insurance companies...
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Old May 3, 2007 | 08:08 AM
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+1 for a garage.
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