Woman Lets 12 Year Old Back Up Car - Woman Slammed Against Trailer

[matcom]

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An Aurora woman who allowed a 12-year-old neighbor to back up her car Tuesday night was badly hurt when she was slammed against her trailer after the underage driver hit the gas instead of the brakes.

"She told me she was 15 years old," said 52-year-old Barbara Smith, interviewed by phone from Provena Mercy Center, where she was hospitalized after the accident. "And she reversed the car beautifully. But then she hit the gas line instead of the brake."

Smith was standing in front of her trailer, located at 43A Margarets Lane in the west suburban trailer park, when her 12-year-old neighbor backed up her car at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, said Undersheriff Mike Anderson of the Kane County sheriff's office, which investigated the incident.

The 12-year-old girl, who lives in a nearby trailer, backed up the 2004 Saturn straight into Smith, pinning her between car and trailer, Anderson said. The driver also hit a 12-year-old boy, also a resident of the Margarets Lane park, who was standing near Smith, Anderson said.

The young boy suffered minor injuries, while Smith was rushed to the hospital for at least three broken bones and a broken leg, Smith said.

"I can't walk," Smith said. "I'm completely smashed."

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[underpants]

1. been there done that

"I can't walk," "I'm completely smashed."


Yikes that is scarey. Mine was a little different.

[Wright Patman]

2. Completely smashed?

Keep your drinking problem to yourself, lady. Maybe this is why she showed such lack of judgment to begin with.

[yellowcanine]

3. NEVER get between a running vehicle and an immovable object.

Regardless of who is behind the wheel. Someone 52 years old should know that. Don't blame the kid. I make a point of not walking between vehicles (with drivers) and other vehicles or buildings. Why trust your life and health to someone who might be drunk, distracted, incompetent - or unlucky (mechanical failure)? And it is just nuts to stand in the way of a vehicle which is moving - regardless how slowly.