{"id":2146,"date":"2026-05-16T21:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/70-year-old-sacramento-woman-dies-after-being-hit-by-her-own-vehicle-police-say\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T21:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:31:25","slug":"70-year-old-sacramento-woman-dies-after-being-hit-by-her-own-vehicle-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/70-year-old-sacramento-woman-dies-after-being-hit-by-her-own-vehicle-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"70-year-old Sacramento woman dies after being hit by her own vehicle, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office identified a 70-year-old pedestrian who died Friday after being hit by her own vehicle in Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/tom-steyers-campaign-pays-tiktokers-to-like-him-thats-sorta-creepy-opinion\/\">Tom Steyer\u2019s campaign pays TikTokers to like him? That\u2019s sorta creepy | Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sue Ann Rooney was hit while in a driveway on Sandburg Drive in Sacramento\u2019s River Park neighborhood, according to information from Sacramento Police Department spokesperson Officer Allison Smith and the Coroner\u2019s Office. Rooney got out of the vehicle shortly before 7:30 p.m. without putting it in park, and it rolled backward and hit her, Smith said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After the vehicle rolled backwards, Smith said, it collided a parked vehicle across the street. Rooney, a Sacramento resident, was then taken to the hospital where she died, according to Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/yolo-county-homelessness-down-3-but-racial-inequities-worsen-in-latest-pit-count\/\">Yolo County homelessness down 3% but racial inequities worsen in latest PIT count<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At least 20 people have died in 18 separate Sacramento vehicle incidents so far this year, according to Sacramento Bee reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/police-search-for-missing-79-year-old-woman-last-seen-in-east-sacramento\/\">Police search for missing 79-year-old woman last seen in East Sacramento<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sue Ann Rooney, 70, was struck and killed Friday by her vehicle own in Sacramento, according to the county coroner. 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