Woman, 28, and 2 children seriously injured when struck by teen driver in Safeway parking lot in Vancouver, Washington
Woman, two children hit by car in Vancouver Safeway parking lot
The driver, an 18-year-old man, was pulling into a parking spot when for unknown reasons he accelerated and plowed through a hedge, according to Sgt. Fred Neiman with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. The car then struck the woman, 28, and two children, believed to be ages 5 and 2. The relationship between the woman and two children has not yet been determined.
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