Two younger sisters in Utah who apparently needed to go to California to swim within the ocean took their dad and mom’ automobile on a freeway joyride Wednesday, crossed into oncoming visitors after which crashed head-on right into a semi truck.However the 9-year-old driver and her 4-year-old sister walked away unscathed, police mentioned.The ladies left from their house and apparently meant to move to the seaside, in line with West Valley police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku.”I suppose they have been intending to start out their summer time trip a little bit early,” Vainuku informed KSL-TV.From the house, the 9-year-old who was driving the automobile received onto Bangerter Freeway and headed north, Vainuku mentioned. They exited off of Bangerter on to state Route 201 eastbound.At that time, the automobile the ladies have been in bumped right into a pickup truck, Vainuku mentioned. The pickup driver started following the ladies, pondering the motive force of the automobile should have been impaired, however did not understand {that a} little one was on the wheel.”He found the motive force of the opposite car was not impaired however was in reality a 9-year-old feminine driving together with her 4-year-old sister,” mentioned West Valley Police Lt. Invoice Merritt.The ladies exited off of S.R. 201 at about 3200 West, Vainuku mentioned. After exiting, the automobile went over a median and crossed into oncoming visitors. The automobile then crashed head-on into the semitruck, she mentioned.The semitruck driver later informed investigators he thought the ladies’ automobile have been going quick and will haven’t braked, Vainuku mentioned. The automobile’s air bag went off for the 9-year-old driver, however not for the 4-year-old passenger, she mentioned. Each women have been carrying seat belts and weren’t injured.”Each of them got here out of this accident completely advantageous, which could be very lucky as you’ll be able to think about,” Vainuku mentioned.Each the semi and the ladies’ automobile have been disabled after the crash, Merritt mentioned. The semi truck driver wasn’t injured.The ladies’ dad and mom had no concept why the ladies left and did not discover out in regards to the state of affairs till later within the morning after they obtained a “stunning” name, Vainuku mentioned.Police questioned if the dad and mom had had a earlier dialog with the ladies about an upcoming journey to California, and the ladies received antsy and needed to go away for the journey earlier. However there was no indication that was the case; the ladies merely received dressed, grabbed the automobile keys by the door of the home and set off on their very own journey, Vainuku mentioned.She added that a number of lucky circumstances fell in line to verify the ladies have been secure and no one was injured within the crash.”It is clearly simply very, very fortunate that that occurred,” Vainuku mentioned.
Two younger sisters in Utah who apparently needed to go to California to swim within the ocean took their dad and mom’ automobile on a freeway joyride Wednesday, crossed into oncoming visitors after which crashed head-on right into a semi truck.
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However the 9-year-old driver and her 4-year-old sister walked away unscathed, police mentioned.
The ladies left from their house and apparently meant to move to the seaside, in line with West Valley police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku.
“I suppose they have been intending to start out their summer time trip a little bit early,” Vainuku told KSL-TV.
From the house, the 9-year-old who was driving the automobile received onto Bangerter Freeway and headed north, Vainuku mentioned. They exited off of Bangerter on to state Route 201 eastbound.
At that time, the automobile the ladies have been in bumped right into a pickup truck, Vainuku mentioned. The pickup driver started following the ladies, pondering the motive force of the automobile should have been impaired, however did not understand {that a} little one was on the wheel.
“He found the motive force of the opposite car was not impaired however was in reality a 9-year-old feminine driving together with her 4-year-old sister,” mentioned West Valley Police Lt. Invoice Merritt.
The ladies exited off of S.R. 201 at about 3200 West, Vainuku mentioned. After exiting, the automobile went over a median and crossed into oncoming visitors. The automobile then crashed head-on into the semitruck, she mentioned.
The semitruck driver later informed investigators he thought the ladies’ automobile have been going quick and will haven’t braked, Vainuku mentioned. The automobile’s air bag went off for the 9-year-old driver, however not for the 4-year-old passenger, she mentioned. Each women have been carrying seat belts and weren’t injured.
“Each of them got here out of this accident completely advantageous, which could be very lucky as you’ll be able to think about,” Vainuku mentioned.
Each the semi and the ladies’ automobile have been disabled after the crash, Merritt mentioned. The semi truck driver wasn’t injured.
The ladies’ dad and mom had no concept why the ladies left and did not discover out in regards to the state of affairs till later within the morning after they obtained a “stunning” name, Vainuku mentioned.
Police questioned if the dad and mom had had a earlier dialog with the ladies about an upcoming journey to California, and the ladies received antsy and needed to go away for the journey earlier. However there was no indication that was the case; the ladies merely received dressed, grabbed the automobile keys by the door of the home and set off on their very own journey, Vainuku mentioned.
She added that a number of lucky circumstances fell in line to verify the ladies have been secure and no one was injured within the crash.
“It is clearly simply very, very fortunate that that occurred,” Vainuku mentioned.
