Prosthetic leg caused SUV driver to crush pedestrian, he tells Ohio police

An Ohio man was fatally crushed between an SUV and a pickup truck, and the driver says his prosthetic leg is to blame, Columbus police told news outlets.

The incident happened at about 8:20 p.m., Aug. 12, on Ohio’s northeast side, according to a news release.

The victim was sitting on a stool near a Chevrolet Silverado, when a driver in a Chevy Tahoe reversed without noticing the pedestrian behind him, the release said.

The pedestrian, identified as a 47-year-old man, was pinned between both vehicles and died at the scene, police told the Columbus Dispatch.

The driver, a 51-year-old man, told investigators that his prosthetic leg got stuck while the SUV was in reverse, WSYX reported.

“The cause of the fatal traffic crash remains under investigation,” police said.

This story was originally published August 14, 2023 at 7:20 AM with the headline "Prosthetic leg caused SUV driver to crush pedestrian, he tells Ohio police."