Two Phoenix Teenagers Impaled in Car Accident
In Phoenix, Arizona, two teenagers are suffering life-threatening injuries following an automobile accident. A 14-year-old boy was driving a 1999 Chrysler LHS at a high rate of speed and collided with a fence. One of the metal poles from the fence pierced through the front of the car and impaled the driver and a passenger in the backseat.
The 14-year-old’s mother allowed her son to take the car along with four of his friends. Authorities stated that the mother will be facing charges as a result of this accident for allowing her son to operate the vehicle.
This incident demonstrates a blatant act of negligence on the part of the boy’s mother for simply handing him the keys and allowing him to operate a vehicle. In Arizona, the minimum age to obtain a permit is 15 years and 6 months and between 16-18 years old to obtain a license for teenagers. Most people believe that since their child is a year or less away from the legal age, it doesn’t make much of a difference if they allow their child to drive. However, even when a person is of legal age to drive, the chances of getting in a car accident are no different. It is a matter of clear negligence for a person to allow their child to operate a vehicle without a license or permit and without proper experience and knowledge of operating a vehicle.
