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Two Utah girls aged just 9 and 4 were uninjured Wednesday after they took a car and crashed into a tractor-trailer as they tried to drive to California for a beach vacation, police said.
The driver of the truck also was unhurt. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The parents of the girls were asleep when they took the keys, police told NBC affiliate KSL. They were awakened when police told them about the crash.
Two Utah girls, aged 9 and 4, were unhurt after taking their parents car and trying to 'drive to the beach' before running into a semi truck June 2, 2021.
Two Utah girls, aged 9 and 4, were unhurt after taking their parents car and trying to 'drive to the beach' before running into a semi truck June 2, 2021.
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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) Two Utah girls, age 9 and 4, were uninjured Wednesday after they took a car and crashed into a tractor trailer as they tried to drive to California for a beach vacation, police said.
The driver of the truck also was unhurt.
The parents of the girls were asleep when they took the keys, West Jordan police Detective Scott List told KUTV. They were awakened when police told them about the crash.
The children told police they wanted to take a beach vacation.
The crash happened when the 9-year-old driver sideswiped one driver, then swerved into the path of the truck on a highway frontage road in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City.