Robert G. LaCamera attempted to rescue Maria Florencia Martin and Maria Eugenia Martin while they were in a runaway automobile, Hamden, Connecticut, July 3, 1980. Maria Florencia, 4, and Maria Eugenia, 2, were in an automobile that began drifting backward down a sloping driveway toward the street. LaCamera, 54, physician, who was at the rear of the vehicle when it began moving, attempted to stop it by pushing against it while walking backward. As the automobile picked up speed, LaCamera moved at an increased rate and then fell to the pavement. The sedan moved onto him and dragged him about 30 feet as it crossed the street and stopped. LaCamera was badly injured, but he recovered. The children were unharmed. 57451-6519
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