Crime & Safety

Man Almost Ran Over in Parking Space

Newport Beach police say a man was lying in a parking lot and was nearly run over because cars could not see him.

A man avoided serious injury when he was almost ran over by a car in a Newport Beach parking lot, police reported.

The incident was reported on Saturday, Sept. 7 about 8:15 p.m. at a parking lot on Balboa Boulevard and West Coast Highway. Jennifer Manzella, police spokeswoman, said the man was lying in a parking space and was nearly run over because the cars could not see him.

Officers responded to the scene and the man was taken to a local hospital for medical evaluation.

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