Arlington man is run over as he works on truck

Published 10:38 pm Monday, June 8, 2009

ARLINGTON — An Arlington man was flown by helicopter to a Seattle trauma center Saturday after being run over by the pickup truck he was working on, police reported.

The man, 42, was making repairs when the truck began to roll and ran over him, Arlington city spokeswoman Kristin Banfield said.

Crew were called around 11:30 a.m. to the 17600 block of Osprey Road. The man was rushed to the Arlington Airport, where he was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries to his torso, Banfield said.

The man is expected to recover, she said. His condition was not immediately available.