81-year-old run over by own car when she gets out to move trash can, Tennessee cops say
A woman has died after she was run over by her own car rolling down a hill, Tennessee police said.
On June 5, 81-year-old Joyce Hicks parked on a street at the top of a hill in Nashville to visit a friend, according to a news release from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
After her visit, Hicks got back in her Nissan Sentra and put the car into gear, police said.
The car started to roll backwards, police said, and bumped into a residential trash can.
Hicks got out of the Sentra, but left the car in gear, police said.
As she moved the trash can away from the back of her car, Hicks fell down onto the street, according to the release.
The car began to roll backward down the hill and on top of Hicks, police said.
The car kept rolling and went all the way down the hill before stopping in the front yard of a home at the bottom, police said.
Hicks was taken to a hospital where she later died, according to police.
This story was originally published June 6, 2023 at 12:30 PM with the headline "81-year-old run over by own car when she gets out to move trash can, Tennessee cops say."
