CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Linn County authorities say a man died after he was partially run over by a skid loader near Cedar Rapids. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday in a news release that 60-year-old Robert Carson, of Marion, was using a Bobcat skid loader to clean up downed trees when he partially backed over a man who was helping him. The name of the person who was killed has not been released. An investigation is continuing.
Man dies after being partially run over by skid loader
By Tom Robinson
Jan 13, 2021 | 7:00 AM
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