Police: Car slips off jack, crushes woman

Woman hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

Published On: Feb 12 2013 06:14:37 PM EST   Updated On: Feb 13 2013 11:45:21 AM EST
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -

A car slipped of a jack and crushed a woman working underneath the vehicle late Tuesday afternoon on the Northside.

Police were called to the 500 block of Hardeeville Court about 5 p.m.

Investigators said 47-year-old Patricia Rempe was pinned under the car for more than an hour before being discovered.

She was rushed to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. She remained in critical condition Wednesday.

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