Woman, sons injured by vehicle in Safeway parking lot

Published 1:30 am Sunday, July 30, 2017

Associated Press

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Authorities say a woman and her two children sustained serious injuries in a Safeway grocery store parking lot when an employee attempting to park his vehicle ran them over.

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office told The Columbian that Melissa McAllister, 34, and her two sons, ages 4 years and 21 months, were injured Saturday morning.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Fred Neiman says the car had to be hoisted up to remove the three from underneath it.

Authorities said Babucarr Touray, 18, was parking his 2015 Honda Accord when for unknown reasons the vehicle accelerated.

The vehicle went through a hedge and struck the three pedestrians walking on the other side.

Police say Touray was uninjured, showed no signs of impairment, and was cooperating with authorities.