Farmington man dead after his vehicle ran him over
FARMINGTON, N.M. — A man is dead after investigators say his vehicle rolled away and ran him over Sunday night in Farmington.
Farmington police officers responded around 11:45 p.m. Sunday to the 2000 block of Summit Drive. They received a report of a man who was seriously injured in a vehicle crash there.
An initial investigation found a man was struck by his own vehicle. Investigators said the vehicle began to roll away due to “improper parking.” The man died at the scene.
“This traffic fatality remains under investigation. The Farmington Police Department extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of the individual involved,” the police department stated in a press release issued Tuesday.