Law enforcement officers are used to getting calls about drivers who are swerving and driving erratically. But nothing could have prepared the West Valley Police Officers for what they found when they approached this vehicle.
Erratic Driver
West Valley Police Officers received a call from a semi-truck driver reporting a car driving haphazardly down the road. It had hit another vehicle, then drove off.
According to Lt. Bill Merritt, the truck driver thought the driver of the car was impaired. The driver decided to follow the car and ended up getting hit as well.
Unexpected Driver
Neither the truck driver nor the responding officers were prepared for what they found inside.
“Both of their vehicles were disabled, and he discovered that the driver of the other vehicle was not impaired but was a 9-year-old female driving with her 4-year-old sister. They were planning to go to California.”
Lt. Bill Merritt
The girls wanted to swim with the dolphins in the ocean. The girls had managed to make it 10 miles before the car crash.
West Jordan Police Detective Scott List said he spoke with the girls parents, who have no idea how this happened. The keys were out of reach and the home has child safety locks on all but one of the doors.
“In talking to the parents, the kids have not been taught at all to drive. In fact, I believe it was even said that the kids have never even sat in the front seat.”
Detective List
Safe and Sound
Thankfully both girls were wearing seat belts and no one suffered any injuries.
“This is a very unusual thing that I don’t think could be predicted by the parents. This Is a girl to watch. When she’s motivated, she figures out a way. So it will be interesting to see what her future is like.”
Detective List
Things could have gone a lot worse for these two adventurers. Thankfully, officers got them out of the car safely.
It's lucky that an honest reporter reported the story. If fake news had written it up, the girls would be listed as terrorists and driving to kill some white folks.
Well those parents better take their keys to bed with them from now on as this could have turned out much worse. ( years old??/ I would have expected it to be a teenager but this is really surprising. I'm glad all is well and girls are safe and the they didn't hurt someone.
West Valley City is 10 miles from my home. They probably drove past my house. We do have some precocious kids in our valley.
Just glad no one was injured.
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Where are guardians???/ Parents??
We need laws like Mexico. They would absolutely not allow illegal immigrants in their country!
What does ILLEGAL ALIENS have to do with this story?
Charge the parents with neglect. Seem hard to believe a couple kids could do this. What do you sleep like your are knocked out. No way any kid can do this without some problem going on here.
Discrimination. That's what the commie liberals will call it. Lower the driving to 9 and let them vote too.
Might as well. The DemonRats are pushing for tide pod eating 16 year olds to vote. Hell. Let 5 Year olds vote and drive. Dems aren't the sharpest knives in the drawers.
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