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HUBBARD TOWNSHIP -- A 42-year-old man died after the minivan he was driving had slipped out of park and ran over him early this morning as the vehicle was sliding in a graded driveway in the 2000 block of Thomas Road SE.
According to township police Chief Greg Tarr, his department is still investigating the fatal accident. Tarr said first responders managed to get a pulse while treating the victim at the scene, but the man later was pronounced dead in the emergency room of St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
Tarr said the identity of the victim will be released after the Mahoning County Coroner’s office notifies relatives.
First responders were called shortly after 2 a.m. to the 2000 block of Thomas Road SE, where a man was seriously injured after he had apparently slipped under his minivan.
Reports showed the driver and his male passenger jumped out and tried to keep his vehicle from sliding in the graded driveway.
First responders used straps and chains to move the vehicle, the 911 report states.
According to the report, the Poland man was dropping off a Hubbard Township man at this home on Thomas Road when the accident occurred. Tarr said officers are trying to determined if the car was out of park or just slid on the icy, graded drive.