Woman dies when her parked car rolls away in Napa County: police

A Napa County woman was killed when her parked car rolled and hit her, police said.

June 16, 2024, 11:05 p.m. PDT

ANGWIN, Calif. – A 48-year-old Napa County woman was killed while trying to stop her parked vehicle from rolling backwards down a hill, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday.

Munkyoung Kim was struck to the ground and suffered serious injuries around 5:45 p.m. Friday in Angwin, east of Napa Valley.

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Kim had parked her white 2017 Honda on a sloping driveway in front of her home in the 100 block of White Cottage Road North and had walked around the car to the passenger side when the vehicle began to roll backward, highway patrol said.

Kim tried to stop the Honda and reached into it, but was struck by the moving vehicle, according to the CHP. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 17-year-old passenger in the back seat was unable to stop the vehicle from rolling over and crashing into a tree next to the driveway. He was uninjured.

The incident is currently under investigation, the CHP said.

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