Police Dog Drives Into Woman
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OGDEN, Utah — A police dog that was left in a pickup with the engine running knocked the vehicle into gear and ran down a woman who was walking to her mailbox.
Mary Stone, 41, was expected to remain hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and tailbone until at least Friday, said her husband, Paul Stone.
The dog, a German shepherd named Ranger, had been left in the truck while its handler responded to a domestic disturbance call, police Lieutenant Loring Draper said. The truck’s engine was on so Ranger would have air conditioning .
Lieutenant Draper said Ranger must have hit the shift on the steering column, putting the automatic transmission into gear.
A front and rear tire ran over her. “She had tire marks on her clothes,” her husband said. The truck then went through the Stones’ yard and struck a vehicle in the driveway.
