PASSAIC — A Passaic woman was killed Sunday night after her boyfriend mistakenly hit her with his vehicle, according to a report from NorthJersey.com.

Lina Mitchel Vilanova, 34, was standing outside the vehicle around 9 p.m. when her boyfriend, Ramon Antonio Hildago, 37, accidentally accelerated the car he was driving while it was in reverse, the report said.

“He thought it was in park and he stepped on the gas instead of the brake,” Detective Andy White told NorthJersey.com.

The victim latched onto the vehicle as it was moving, but had little time to react as the car crushed her into a storefront at 28 Leonard Place seconds later, White told NorthJersey.com.

Vilanova died a short time later at St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic. Her boyfriend was arrested and charged with causing a death or injury while driving without a license, the report said. That is a third degree offense, punishable by three to five years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000 if convicted, the report said.

White told NorthJersey.com that Hildago was being held in the Passaic police lockup on $35,000 bail with a 10 percent cash option.