MOXEE — A man planning to work on his 1970 Chevrolet El Camino broke his leg when it rolled over him Saturday morning and then down a hill and into the Roza Canal, according to the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a sheriff’s office news release, which did not identify the man: The 73-year-old was pushing the fully restored vehicle out of his garage when it started rolling backwards. When he attempted to get into the vehicle to stop it, he was knocked away and it rolled over him. The vehicle then continued rolling downhill through an open field before dropping into the Roza Canal.
Despite his injuries, the man walked back up the hill, got into an all-terrain vehicle and went to a neighbor’s for help.
The vehicle was later found downstream from where it rolled into the canal; it will be removed at a later date.
