SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man trying to steal a car's catalytic converter was run over by the car, the Sacramento Police Department said.
Police responded to the 8100 block of Timberlake Drive, near Methodist Hospital, after a reported collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian around 4:45 a.m. Monday.
Police said the man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries before being pronounced dead.
After the scene was investigated by traffic detectives, police said they believe the man was tampering with the vehicle and trying to steal the catalytic converter before he was hit. A spokesperson for the police department said the man was under the car when run over and that they don't believe the driver ran him over intentionally.
Police contacted the driver at the scene.
The collision is under investigation.
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