COLUMBUS – A 23-y/o Columbus woman was killed in a freak accident inside a downtown-area parking garage.
Victoria Strauss was killed when her head became trapped between her vehicle and a payment kiosk in the parking garage at 45 Vine Street late Monday night and she was not discovered until six hours later, Sgt. Brooke Wilson of the Accident Investigation Unit said.
Security camera footage shows Strauss was leaving the garage at 11:37 p.m. and was going to use a credit card to pay for her parking but dropped the card outside the vehicle.
When she reached down to pick up the card, Wilson says Strauss accidentally stepped on the car’s accelerator and the vehicle moved forward, striking the kiosk and pinning the woman’s head between her car door and the door frame.
She was pronounced dead at the scene but was not discovered until a security guard found her and called police at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday, Wilson said.