ATHENS, Ga. — A 21-year-old University of Georgia student died after being run over by his own truck.
According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, George Whittenburg, of Austin, Texas, was standing outside the driver’s door of his parked Toyota Tundra when the vehicle began rolling backward. The truck struck and ran over the 21-year-old Whittenburg, then continued in reverse, hitting an unoccupied vehicle before coming to rest against a tree.
Emergency crews responded to the scene around 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28. They found Whittenburg suffering from visible injuries. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died two days later, on January 30…