Child killed by underage driver
An eighth grader who decided it would be a great idea to drive her mother’s car in their apartment complex parking lot jumped the curb and pinned a 5-year-old boy to a wall, killing him. Now her dumb move has permanently affected several lives, including her own.
As police investigated, neighbors at the apartment complex where the accident occurred stood in shock. Some sobbed and shouted from second-floor balconies.
Others looked in disbelief at the crashed car, which had been driven over a curb and came to rest with its rear bumper pressed against the wall.
As the car was lurching forward, the teen struck a wall, knocking out several cinder concrete blocks, witnesses said. When she put the car in reverse, she struck the boy, who was sitting on a planter, said Jason Fields, 17, who lives at the complex.
Information from: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/may/28/...
