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Nebraska Man, 69, Dies After Being Pinned at McDonald’s Drive-Thru in Freak Accident

Investigators examine how the driver became trapped at the payment window.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the victim as Michael Dickinson at a Grand Island, Nebraska McDonald’s.
  • He was found trapped between his car door and the drive-thru payment counter shortly before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
  • Police said he had opened the door to reach the window and became pinched between the door frame and the counter.
  • He was transported to a nearby emergency room and pronounced dead; no other occupants were in the vehicle.
  • A McDonald’s employee who tried to help was injured and hospitalized with expected recovery, as the Accident Reconstruction Team reviews the case and the scene was cleared in about two hours.