otroatropellándolo

In a sentence

• El conductor evitó a un peatón pero no pudo frenar a tiempo, atropellándolo.

  The driver avoided a pedestrian but couldn't stop in time, hitting them.

  In this sentence, 'atropellándolo' is used to describe the action of running over (or hitting) someone, in this case, the pedestrian, as a continuation of the driver's action.

• Corrimos hacia el perro para rescatarlo antes de que un carro pasara atropellándolo.

  We ran towards the dog to rescue it before a car could pass by and hit it.

  Here, 'atropellándolo' describes an accident that could happen to the dog, specifically being run over by a car.

• Tomé todas las precauciones al manejar para evitar atropellándolo a nadie.

  I took every precaution while driving to avoid hitting anyone.

  In this example, 'atropellándolo' is used hypothetically to speak about not causing any harm to individuals while driving.