The victim and two men were using the Wrangler to remove a large shrub from the front of her home on the 300 block of Hamilton Street Friday, PennLive reports citing Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.
One of the men tried to put the vehicle in “park" but put in it "reverse" instead, Chardo told the outlet. The man stepped out while the automatic vehicle was still running, and it began rolling backwards.
The man rushed over to try to stop the Jeep but he tripped on the curb and fell. He reached into the vehicle with his hand to push the brake but instead hit the accelerator, sending the Jeep backward and pinning the woman, PennLive says.
That's when the other man jumped into the vehicle and pulled it forward to free the victim, who was later pronounced dead.
Chardo said the incident was "clearly accidental" in nature and the victim's identity was not released.
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