Utah Sisters, 9 & 4, Snag Parents' Car Keys To Drive To California And 'Swim In The Ocean'
The pair managed to travel seven miles from their home before one of them veered into traffic and slammed into a semi-truck. Nobody was harmed during the incident.
A shocking incident has surfaced from Utah, USA where two young girls aged 9 and 4, stole their parents' car to drive to California and go to the beach.
According to reports, the sisters had planned to go to the beach and "swim with the oceans". Fortunately, the execution of their "well-planned" escape only lasted till they took the car out onto the street.
Officers got quite a surprise when they responded to an accident this morning & discovered the driver was a 9yo girl. The young girl & her 4yo sister apparently snagged the keys to the family car while their parents were sleeping & set out on their own summer adventure. #wvc pic.twitter.com/evHq3DiBRC
¡ª WVC Police (@WVCPD) June 2, 2021
They sideswiped a car and then went on to collide with a semi-trick. Nobody was harmed during the incident. It was reported that both the girls escaped without injuries as they were wearing seatbelts.
The duo had stolen the keys to their parents' Chevy Malibu and sneaked out of the basement.
The pair managed to travel seven miles from their home in West Jordan north to West Valley before one of them veered into traffic and slammed into a semi-truck, according to a FOX13 report.
The girls drove about 10 miles from their home in West Jordan -- via a highway and a freeway -- before exiting off, hopping a median and slamming head-on into a semi truck.
¡ª WVC Police (@WVCPD) June 2, 2021
The car suffered serious damage. Even the semi had to be towed!
Reports said the Chevy had first sideswiped a pickup truck whose driver started following the car thinking the driver was impaired.
"He discovered the driver of the other vehicle was not impaired but was in fact a 9-year-old female driving with her 4-year-old sister," said West Valley City Police Lt. Bill Merritt.
A video of the incident was shared by the official handle of WVC police on Twitter.
A detective from West Jordan Police said the sisters had a plan to go to California and they had woken up at 3 in the morning to steal the car.
¡°The parents were horrified and very shocked to find their kids were gone,¡± said Detective Scott List.
Thankfully, though, no one got hurt, we suspect in large part because those little girls at least remembered to wear their seatbelts!
¡ª WVC Police (@WVCPD) June 2, 2021
So, what prompted this impromptu trip? The girls told officers that they were headed to California because they wanted to "swim in the ocean.¡±
Keep an eye on your kids!
