A 52-year-old North Augusta man was pronounced dead at his home after his Dodge pickup truck rolled down the driveway, trapping him between the driver door and a tree.
James Honaker of Buckthorn Court in North Augusta had moved his vehicle to allow his wife to pull out of the driveway to go to work. As he pulled back into the inclined driveway he apparently stopped to pick up a newspaper.
It appears the vehicle began rolling down the driveway and struck a pine tree, trapping Mr. Honaker on the driver's side door. He was unable to free himself and died of asphyxiation.
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