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Driver Killed Trying To Stop Rolling Truck

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Montgomery County Police say a man was killed when he tried to stop his parked truck from rolling down the street in Bethesda.

Officers say about 2:25 p.m. Wednesday, Concepcion Zavala of Washington was working as a contractor at a home on Albermarle Street. Police say his company's truck began to roll down the street and Zavala tried to stop it.

Authorities say Zavala, 66, became caught in the motion of the vehicle and was pinned in the driver's door when the truck came to rest against a stone wall.

Zavala was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is under investigation.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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