Police dog blamed for putting truck in gear

[BoYkA]

Associated Press

Jul. 13, 2006 08:10 AM



OGDEN, Utah - A police dog that was left in a pickup with the engine running apparently knocked the vehicle into gear and ran down a woman who was walking to her mailbox.



Mary F. Stone, 41, was expected to remain hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and tailbone until at least Friday, said her husband, Paul Stone.



The dog, a German shepherd named Ranger, had been left in the truck while its handler responded to a domestic disturbance call Tuesday, police Lt. Loring Draper said. The truck's engine was on so Ranger would have air conditioning.



Draper said Ranger must have hit the shift on the steering column, putting the automatic transmission into gear. As the truck slowly rolled forward, police officers yelled to Stone, but she couldn't get out of the way in time

Could this be possable for a dog to be able to put a truck into gear

and cause this?

[hilary101]

changeing gears in a truck i would say is hard but how alse could it start moving confused...

[nicky]

you would of thought the driver would have put the hand brake on hmmm!

[everdreams]

some wierd stuff happens in this world, this does not siprise me rolledeyes

[BoYkA]

you would of thought the driver would have put the hand brake on hmmm!

yeah something along those lines.