Man dies after being crushed by car

Here is something from the Ark City Police

 

On 11-06-2010 around 3PM, officers were dispatched to a report of a car that had fallen on a person on north 4th street in Arkansas City.  Upon arrival, officers saw a man's legs coming from under a car.  Te front wheels had apparently been removed to work on the car.  Officers learned the identity of the man by speaking with a neighbor.  Officers tried to speak to the man but received no response.  Officers assisted a neighbor in lifiting the car off of the mane with a scissor jack provided by the man. 

 

Two officers were then able to pull the man out from under the vehicle as EMS arrived.  The man's face was flushed, he was not breathing and he was cold to the touch.  Reports from those present indicated that the man had only been down for a couple minutes.  Officers immediately began CPR assited by EMS.  Officers continued on with rescue breaths for several minutes as EMS continued to treat the man medically.  CPR was continued as the man was transitioned to a cot, secured and placed in the back of the awaiting ambulance.  As the man was placed in the back of the ambulance he began to breath on his own.  He was later sent to Wesley by way of EagleMed and later that evening was stable an still breathing on his own.  I understand, howeer, that the man died of his injuries the following day.

 

Due to the officers' and neighbor's quick thinking to get the man from under the car and to begin CPR as quickly as they did, the man lived for several more hours. These officers and the neighbor should be commended for their actions.  The Arkansas City Police Deprtment urges persons working on their autos to take every precaution to secure them before getting under the auto to service them.  Accidents such as this are almost always preventable.  Our hearts and prayers go out to the man's family. 

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