By Associated Press - Thursday, October 24, 2019

GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa (AP) - Police say a man has died after being hit by a car in a convenience store parking lot in Grundy Center.

KWWL-TV reports 29-year-old Anthony Guyer, of Aplington, was in a Casey’s General Store parking lot on Wednesday when he was hit by a car driven by 77-year-old Jean Newton, of Grundy Center.

Police say Newton was backing out of a parking spot and abruptly accelerated backward, hitting Guyer and pinning him between the vehicle and a work trailer.

Guyer was taken to a Grundy Center hospital and then flown to an Iowa City hospital, where he died.

Police say an investigation of the crash is continuing.

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Information from: KWWL-TV, http://www.kwwl.com

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