Man charged with impaired driving after running over his own leg

A 25-year-old man from Ontario, Canada, is recovering after running himself over with a car.



Durham Region Police Service say the incident occurred on Saturday evening in Scugog Township, northeast of Toronto, when the man backed down a driveway.

They say he left the door open and fell out of the driver’s seat. Investigators say the vehicle ran over his leg before hitting two mailbox posts on the property.



The man was treated in hospital and released. Kevin Fidler, of the City of Kawartha Lakes, has been charged with: Impaired Operation and Exceed .08. He was later released on a Promise to Appear.