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The family of a young girl seriously injured after falling from the trunk of a car seen « hooning » in Pinjarra has reportedly hit the heart – decision to turn off her life support.
The 15-year-old suffered catastrophic head injuries when she fell and hit her head in an incident while « car surfing » around 1 on the street. Friday at 25 o’clock.
She and two others are believed to have been riding a white Commodore on Padbury Road in the moments leading up to the tragedy. It is unclear how fast the vehicle went.
While hoping and praying for a miracle, they apparently made the incredibly difficult decision to turn off their life support in the coming days, reported 7NEWS.
The girl remains seriously ill for life support while family and friends say goodbye.
Rebecca Alcock from Padbury Street, who saw the car in the moments before the tragedy and called the police, said it was « devastating ». .
« A man was on his back, he had to have his feet hooked because he had his arms up, and then someone was lying on the roof, one on the hood, then someone was leaning out of the passenger window.
Ms. Alcock said the driver was the only one in the car who wasn’t hanging out or standing over the car.
« It was about four minutes before I called the police and they came up the street with the sirens on. I found everything to be fine and fell asleep again. ”
A woman who came across the scene shortly after said she called Triple-0 while her husband was giving CPR to the injured teen.
The 17-year-old driver was arrested, questioned and taken to the hospital for a blood test to check for substances in her system.
Major crash investigators urge anyone who saw the Holden Commodore being driven in the area prior to the crash to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report the information online at crimestopperswa. com. ouch.
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World News – AU – The life support of teenagers in car surfing must be turned off.
Ref: https://www.perthnow.com.au
