Catalytic converter thief fatally run over by vehicle he was under, authorities say

A woman accidentally ran over a man suspected of trying to steal her truck's catalytic converter in the Los Angeles suburb of Palmdale Tuesday evening, CBS Los Angeles reports. The suspect later died.

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrived at a retail parking lot at 5:56 p.m. Tuesday.

A "lifted" 4x4 Ford Excursion truck was partially backed out of a parking space, deputies said. An unidentified man was underneath the vehicle.