Colonie man killed after car pins him to building
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COLONIE A town man trying to dislodge his car from a median in a pharmacy parking lot was killed when the vehicle rolled and pinned him to a building Friday, Colonie police said.
Police said they were called to 1097 Loudon Road at 2:44 p.m. First responders arrived to find the car had been moved but the man was in cardiac arrest due to trauma. The man, Dirome Williamson Jr., 45, succumbed to his injuries at the scene, police said.
According to police, Williamson was driving the 2012 Kia through the lot of the Caring Wellness Pharmacy when he got it stuck on a small traffic island. All four occupants left the car to try to push it off the island.