Driver falls out of SUV as he paid toll, and it rolls over his legs, Kansas cops say

A 74-year-old driver was trying to pay his toll on the Kansas Turnpike when he was run over by his own SUV, troopers say.

The man, of Canadian, Texas, had stopped at Plaza 53’s toll booth on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 17, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report. Exit 53 is located in east Wichita in Sedgwick County.

In an attempt to pay his toll, the driver opened his door and leaned out, troopers reported. As he did so, he fell from the 2019 Toyota.

That’s when the man’s unoccupied SUV began rolling forward and ran over both his legs, according to the crash report. The vehicle continued rolling forward, hitting the K-TAG’s arm and a center concrete barrier.

The SUV continued on — crossing oncoming traffic lanes, and proceeding down an embankment — before finally coming to a stop off of the roadway.

Troopers say the man sustained a “suspected minor injury.”

This story was originally published November 18, 2021 at 12:33 PM with the headline "Driver falls out of SUV as he paid toll, and it rolls over his legs, Kansas cops say."