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Dog Runs Over Man With Car In Florida

Posted: January 17, 2013
Dog Runs Over Man With Car In Florida

You hear sad stories all the time about a man or woman accidentally running over their pet. It isn’t often, however, that you hear about a dog running over a man.

The Florida Highway Patrol said today that James W. Campbell was killed today when a dog accidentally stepped on the gas pedal of his truck.

The FHP says that Iris H. Fortner, 56, and Campbell, 68, were returning to their home in Florida when the tragic accident occurred.

The News Herald reports that the two were backing their car up to the property when they stopped to open up a metal gate. Campbell got out of the car to open the double gate and Fortner was set to drive the car onto the property. Fortner said that she got out of the car “to see what side of the double gate he was standing on.”

That’s when Fortner’s boxer jumped into the driver’s side door. The dog pressed down on the gas pedal and the car backed up into Campbell.

Campbell got stuck underneath the front of the car. He died before the Florida Highway Patrol arrived on the scene.

NBC reports that police are currently investigating the death. Fornter has not been charged with any crime.



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28 Archived Responses to “ Dog Runs Over Man With Car In Florida ”

  1. Ok, that sounds impossible, because, if she had left the truck in reverse when she stepped out of the truck to see what side of the fence her husband was on, wouldn't she have had to put the van in park? So, not only would the dog have to press the gas pedal, the dog would also have to take the truck out of park and put it in reverse. Right?

  2. Anonymous
    Jan 17, 2013

    Riiiiight lady. The dog didi it. And they bought that story?

  3. First thing I thought! Hmmm, something suspicious with this story. Shouldn't take a rocket scientist to think the same thing..

  4. Robin Antjoesmom
    Jan 17, 2013

    sounds like the dog is being set up to take the rap..clever tho..clever.

  5. And my dog ate my homework. It didn't work in high school either.

  6. Something strange going on…

  7. a dog can't put the van in reverse.. so what are they going to do to the dog putt it in doggy jail.

  8. Grant Ydg'n McKee
    Jan 17, 2013

    Just goes to show you, when it's your time to go the circumstances no matter how strange doesn't matter.

  9. Pat Fox
    Jan 17, 2013

    couldn't have been the dog? I don't know, he looks kinda suspicious to me,! but that ain't no boxer in the pic, pretty sure it's a pit or staffy, both of which can drive a truck! apparently better than the lady!

  10. Robert Litman
    Jan 17, 2013

    Cops are really stupid in Fla. Especially the FHP.

  11. Anonymous
    Jan 17, 2013

    if the truck was backing in and he was opening the gate behind the truck how in the hell was he stuck under the front of the truck?

  12. I don't think they bought this story–just wanted to make money for a good headline.

  13. Robert Litman
    Jan 17, 2013

    Obviously the dog had behavior problems. ;-)

  14. And who took this picture of the accused?

  15. Noah Mandel
    Jan 17, 2013

    They left out the part where the dog screamed "this is for not buying that bitch at the pound," before he jumped into the car.

  16. Jamaal Currie
    Jan 17, 2013

    This dog does not need to call al sharpton or jesse jackson I just heard scooby do when take this case into consideration.

  17. mmuummmmmm Doris Duke ACCIDENTLY ran over her driver as he tried to open the gate to the billionaires estste…yup, sound like someone took a page right out of history. Duke was never charged. lots of tobacco money….

  18. something crazy happened in Florida? that is no longer classified as news, sir!

  19. and that dog looks DRUNK… shame on him for being behind the wheel!

  20. This sound strange? How did thee car get out of park. Or I'm I too believe one foot was on the break. What was the hurry, He could have told what side was open when he return to the car. Or maybe he decided just to go straight inside.
    Good luck in prison.

  21. Yeah- blame it on the dog!

  22. My condolences to the family…. after the shock wears off I wonder how are they going to tell this story with a straight face… I hope the dog will not suffer any ill will.

  23. Joseph J Shimandle
    Jan 17, 2013

    Should have never taught that dog how to drive a stcik shift.

  24. Christina Cocchiarale Ward
    Jan 18, 2013

    They better not harm the dog.

  25. Matthew Bretado
    Jan 18, 2013

    Sounds like he forgot to leave it in "Bark".

  26. Sounds like short of getting a deposition from the dog we'll likely never know what really happened.