A man was was airlifted to the hospital with serious life-threatening injuries Sunday afternoon after he was run over by his own car.
The incident occurred in a neighborhood just off Mount Holly Huntersville Road in Northwest Charlotte.
Authorities on the scene reported that the man was changing his brakes when the car began rolling away.
In an attempt to stop the car, The man jumped in front of the car, but was knocked to the ground and the car ran over his leg.
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