5-year-old girl crashes car, breaks neighbor's pelvis

[Hum]

PORTLAND -- A 5-year-old girl crashed into a neighbor?s minivan in Hillsboro Thursday evening, causing a woman to break her pelvis, police said.

The 64-year-old woman fell over next to her Dodge minivan when a 1988 Honda Accord veered across the neighbor?s driveway, crossed a grassy area and struck her van, said Lt. Michael Rouches of the Hillsboro Police Department.

Derrick Hess, 29, of Beaverton was teaching his 5-year-old niece how to start his car in a driveway on Northwest Scott Street. Hess was sitting in the passenger's seat while his niece started the car from the drivers seat, Rouches said.

The girl?s foot slipped off the clutch of the manual transmission car causing her to lose control. :|

The neighbor was taken in an ambulance to Legacy Emanuel Hospital with a broken pelvis. No one else was injured during the accident, Rouches said.

Police arrested Hess and charged him with a several crimes including child endangerment.

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[Biotoxic_hazard_835]

What in hell was this guy thinking ? How irresponsible can you be to put a 5yo in the driver seat of a car and let her start the motor and not even check that the manual transmission was in neutral and the hand brake applied ? Hope he gets a nice prison sentence and requested restitution for the damages and all medical expenses this old lady will have to go thru.

[n_K]

What in hell was this guy thinking ? How irresponsible can you be to put a 5yo in the driver seat of a car and let her start the motor and not even check that the manual transmission was in neutral and the hand brake applied ? Hope he gets a nice prison sentence and requested restitution for the damages and all medical expenses this old lady will have to go thru.

Exactly. Guys sounds like a total jackass, not sure about the US but it's illegal for anyone under 16/17 to be in the drivers side with keys in the UK.

[Hum]

No license for her until 21. :D

[Marshall Veteran]

Spank her.

[Ci7]

Spank her.

smack him!

[George P Global Moderator]

Well it does take longer for some people to learn how to drive stick, so.....

:p

[Hum]

Spank her.

smack him!

Spank me ! :p

[Marshall Veteran]

Spank me ! :p

You're sick! :rofl:

[Charisma Veteran]

Spank her.

Eh, not her fault. What 5-year-old kid wouldn't jump at the chance to do such a big grown-up thing? The dad is the idiot here.

[Marshall Veteran]

Eh, not her fault. What 5-year-old kid wouldn't jump at the chance to do such a big grown-up thing? The dad is the idiot here.

Twas a joke.

Yes the parent needs something fierce. How about you get a group of people together to beat him with Bamboo sticks for about an hour and a half?

[Charisma Veteran]

Twas a joke.

Yes the parent needs something fierce. How about you get a group of people together to beat him with Bamboo sticks for about an hour and a half?

Ah, gotcha, sorry. My sarcasm detector must be malfunctioning ;) need moar coffee!

Sounds like a plan!

[Growled Member]

Wow, someone here is not the smartest knife in the kitchen.

[jnelsoninjax]

I do wonder what he was thinking, but I believe that the problem is that he didn't...

[Hum]

Wow, someone here is not the smartest knife in the kitchen.

God help us if they start making smart knives. :laugh:

[andrewbares]

Anyone watch that british show Coupling?

Lesbian Spank Inferno :p

Anyways 5 year olds shouldn't be driving manuals... even most 30 year old american's can't drive one! :p

[Hum]

^ I can drive a manual, but it sure is a pain.

[Growled Member]

God help us if they start making smart knives. :laugh:

With internet access? :D

[jnelsoninjax]

No no no, the new 'smart knifes' will prevent you from being cut, and it will use biometric scanners to ensure that only you can use the knife thereby preventing it from becoming a weapon! :D

[moloko]

I do wonder what he was thinking, but I believe that the problem is that he didn't...

5 year old kid on a manual. OK. Father of the year!!!