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I really have no idea where to start calling out the wrong decisions on this one. Please discuss:
Link to Seattle Times
A 14-year-old girl, suspected of being intoxicated, crashed the van she was driving east of the Tiger Mountain Summit on Highway 18 this morning.
The girl's 32-year-old mother was passed out in the passenger seat when the accident occurred.
A witness described the girl as "wildly changing speeds" and lanes, said Trooper Cliff Pratt with the Washington State Patrol. She lost control of the 1997 Dodge Caravan before 5:30 a.m. and crashed into a ditch. The van rolled several times.
As the van overturned, "a supermarket beer aisle spilled out over the highway," Pratt said. "There were beer cans everywhere."
The State Patrol said earlier that the girl and her mother were coming back from the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn. But they were actually coming from a private residence near the casino, Pratt said.
The teenager, who wasn't wearing a seat belt, was ejected through the rear window and sustained serious head injuries, Pratt said. The mother sustained minor injuries. Both were transported to Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue.
The girl faces possible charges of driving while intoxicated, vehicular assault and driving without a license, police said.
The mother is facing possible charges of allowing a minor to drive, reckless endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, among other charges.
The girl's 32-year-old mother was passed out in the passenger seat when the accident occurred.
A witness described the girl as "wildly changing speeds" and lanes, said Trooper Cliff Pratt with the Washington State Patrol. She lost control of the 1997 Dodge Caravan before 5:30 a.m. and crashed into a ditch. The van rolled several times.
As the van overturned, "a supermarket beer aisle spilled out over the highway," Pratt said. "There were beer cans everywhere."
The State Patrol said earlier that the girl and her mother were coming back from the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn. But they were actually coming from a private residence near the casino, Pratt said.
The teenager, who wasn't wearing a seat belt, was ejected through the rear window and sustained serious head injuries, Pratt said. The mother sustained minor injuries. Both were transported to Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue.
The girl faces possible charges of driving while intoxicated, vehicular assault and driving without a license, police said.
The mother is facing possible charges of allowing a minor to drive, reckless endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, among other charges.
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