Man dies after being struck by own vehicle on BI

An 80-year-old Arizona man died Aug. 22 after being struck by the vehicle he just got out of on Bainbridge Island, a city news release says.

Witnesses said around 9:02 a.m. Ronald Klinger stopped on Baker Hill Road and stepped out of his vehicle. The vehicle began rolling backward, striking the driver. The vehicle continued rolling back into a ditch near Crystal Springs Drive.

Bainbridge police responded. Klinger was transported by medical personnel but subsequently died from his injuries.

The victim’s wife, a passenger in the vehicle, was uninjured.