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Utah girls 9 and 4 uninjured after taking car, hitting truck

June 2, 2021 10:48 AM

Published June 2, 2021 10:56 AM

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police say two Utah girls 9 and 4 were uninjured after they took a car and crashed into a tractor trailer as they tried to drive to California for a beach vacation.

Police say the truck driver was also unhurt in the crash, which happened early Wednesday when the 9-year-old driver swerved into the path of the truck on highway frontage road.

She later told police they wanted to drive to California for a beach vacation.

KUTV reports the parents were asleep when the girls took the car and were awakened when police told them about the crash.

Both girls were wearing seatbelts.

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