15-Year-Old Kills Mother in ‘Freak Accident’ While Practicing Driving in Church Parking Lot
- Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:33pm by
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Kimberly Riggs was killed in a freak accident by her teenage daughter who was practicing driving. (Photo: WKRC)
An Ohio woman was killed in what police are calling a “freak accident” by her own daughter while she was practicing driving in a church parking lot.
WKRC in Cincinnati reports 40-year-old Kimberly Riggs of Batavia and her daughter were driving in the Newport Church of God parking lot in Newport, Ky., after services Sunday, August 19. Witnesses told WKRC the scene was “the most bizarre accident they’ve ever seen”:
The people who watched the horrible scene unfold say they’re not sure why the girl was driving… or what she was doing behind the wheel. But they say all of a sudden, the engine revved, and this car quickly shot across the parking lot. The girl drove through a fence and crashed into a house, then back into the parking lot again, eventually pinning her mother against a fence.
Cierra Wynne says, “Everybody was flipping out, everybody was screaming.”
Darrell Turner recalls, “Its just sad that someone had to lose their life, and I feel sorry for the daughter. It was just a freak accident.”
It was Janet Holbrook’s home that was crashed into. She said she saw the 15-year-old driver coming and a neighbor helped her remove her granddaughter out of the car’s path. Holbrook said the look on the teen’s face was one “you can’t express.”
Watch the WKRC report:
Witnesses rushed to help Riggs who was barely conscious. The single mother of two was pronounced dead at the hospital. The daughter was treated for minor injuries.
The Huffington Post reports police saying the incident was determined to be an accident and no charges were filed against the teen.
Later in the week, Riggs’ mother Phyllis Daly told WAVE TV “We just miss her. I don’t know how we can go on without her.” Watch the WAVE TV report:
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piper22
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:44pm“ChiefGeorge
Report Post »Posted on August 26, 2012 at 4:21pm
Accidents just don’t happen, there caused and most of the time by people not doing prudent and thorough planning, training and instruction. I feel bad for the family and include them in my prayers but this should not have happened.
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WHY DOES NO ONE KNOW THE DIFFERENT USES OF there, their AND they’re!!!! No wonder Obama got elected.
Duck and cover
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 9:57pmWow at all of you. I think Idaho lets you drive at 14. Montana to perhaps. Either way I have been driving since 8 or 9. not till 18? really. Way to keep them kids forever, never mind they still discover that equipment in their pants much sooner. The best way to grow up is responsibility. Work, driving, bills, etc. Not staying at home playing video games and humping for lack of something better to do. Guess there are no dirt roads or farmers left anymore….. neighbors kid just drove past in a case 9270. Its as big a a house and he is about 13.
Report Post »Carol1955
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 9:28amThis is very sad for the family. I don’t think age is the ultimate factor because our kids all had school permits at fourteen. This was a single mom trying to cover all the bases and sometimes that causes less attention to detail. It is confusing where the mother was, in the first part it does say they were driving so she was in the car. Did she get out or was she thrown out?
Report Post »Gumbercules
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 7:03pmLike the report says, no one has any earhlty idea what the girl was doing behind the wheel. Obviously it has nothing to do with age. Accidents happen at any age. The girl was just incredibly irresponsible – that’s all . . .
Report Post »JTX
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 7:57am“”"”But they say all of a sudden, the engine revved, and this car quickly shot across the parking lot”"”" Thats what happens when you stomp on the gas pedal. Theres a REASON 15 year olds don’t get to drive in most states, and why most under 18 should NOT be allowed to drive either. Our legislatures has completely failed us in allowing anyone under 18 to drive anything but a gocart.
Report Post »Melika
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 8:19amThere are a lot of states where a 15 year old can drive and there are also a lot of states where a 15 year old, within a certain time to their 16th birthday, can get a permit to learn to drive. Twice I’ve had my car hit by people who mistaken the gas for the brake. One was a woman in her 20s, the other was a woman in her 50s. Age has nothing to do with it. Now being a woman might….
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 8:57amShe was obviously trying to teach her daughter to drive. The new law in Ohio is that a 15 1/2 year old can drive with there parent/guardian only when they get their temperary permit. Then the teen must have 50 hours total of in car practice. 50 hrs total and at least 10 of those at night. Then they can get their probationary license which states that they can only have one passenger in the car at any time and there are stipulations on the age of that passenger and something else about relatives vs. nonrelatives. The teen also has restrictions on driving at night.Then the teen can recieve their license after they turn 18. The laws have become very restrictive. I chose not to get my license until I was 18 and my husband and I have already let our kids know that they won‘t be getting theirs until they are 18 and that they shouldn’t even ask.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 9:00amMy dad decided to let me practice driving when I was 15. He let me take the car after he got off the highway onto our county road. I had to make 2 turns (3 if you count into the driveway), driving on 2 county roads. When I made my first turn, I was really nervous, and turned too sharp. He yelled at me to stop, right before I hit a tree. My brother let me drive his car on a gravel road, and I couldn‘t figure out why I wasn’t stopping. I was hitting the gas and the brakeat the same time because I was trying to drive like I saw my dad drive, using both feet. I’d bet my bottom dollar that she thought she was braking and was hitting the excelerator pedal.
Report Post »WATER-THE-TREE
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:14pmThere are very many people that have no business behind the wheel of a car, EVER!
Report Post »jcldwl
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 5:19pmShe was driving in a parking lot. Private property. No law requires you to have a driver’s license to drive on private property.
Report Post »CoyoteDKM
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 8:22pmI’m wondering why the mother was not in the car with her, supervising her, instead of outside the car where she could be hit. Aren‘t you supposed to always have someone in the car with you when you are practicing on a learner’s permit? And did the girl even have a learner’s permit? The article doesn’t say, and I don’t know if the laws in that state allow one for 15 year olds. Either way, that mother should have been in the car with the daughter. Now both her and her daughter are paying for it. She’s dead and the daughter is screwed in the head. Bet she doesn’t dare drive again for a long time, if ever.
Report Post »MOLLYPITCHER
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 6:43amToo bad this poor girl is going to have to live with the fact that she killed her own mother. I have always thought that 15 years old is way too young for anyone to have the responsibility of driving on the road. Very few kids have enough where with all at the age of 15 or 16. Still too young,and stupid enough to take chances they shouldn’t be taking. I was 18 before I got my license and was still pretty stupid.
Report Post »Cat Ballou
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 8:02pmIn an earlier life in Texas I got my license when I was 14, after taking Driver’s Ed in the summer. In ranch country a lot of kids lived a long way from school, & they didn’t have wall to wall buses to bring the little darlings into town. The parents didn’t want to haul them. Heck a lot of kids boarded in town during the week. So the practical answer to the problem was license them & turn them loose. Don’t remember it being a big problem. The problem today is kids are not maturing like they should. I have 2 girls 17 years old that work for me on occasion. I had more responsibility at age 11 than these 2 girls & I’ve said many times, my Dad would have drowned both of them without a second thought.
Report Post »jg2pto
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:54amThat’s the best picture they have of this poor women. A pic taken from her own phone in the bathroom?
Report Post »Melika
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 9:04amYeah, but it’s not a bad pic. Whenever I take my own picture, I look like a truck ran over my face. If someone else takes it, I look like a Honda ran over it.
Report Post »SammyStutsfruckle
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 11:28pmAll I can say is if you have kids you are taking your life and the future of their life into your hands. Society is completely FK’ed and kids have no chance today. Parents are completely brain dead when it comes to raising kids and even if they have half a clue they are facing an uphill battle.
Report Post »mebunnyfufu1
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 9:18amThen you tell our f**ked government to give back the right raise our kids! We as parents don’t have the same rights as we did in past decade. They get away with murder and have no work ethic and we get blamed for there misbehavior. We as parents have no wrights! And yes, I SPANK MY KIDS and make them work for there money and learn what’s right from wrong. There not brats like 98% of kids these days! Kids now days get things handed to them and babied. Oh, I had my kids learning how drive by 10. Until they get the plastic card saying they can drive by them self’s Im with them every step of the way, starting from learning in a open field to the open road when safe and there at the age that’s requested by state. NEVER let them drive by them self until ready and legal. Be the parent not there friend.
Report Post »pltmcs
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:09pmThoughts and prayers go to the family of the mother. Too bad the accident wasn‘t in the public school’s parking lot. Then we could have blamed the liberals for not letting go into the school where he could have protected the mother.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 7:53pmHmm two cars suddenly accelerating out of control in less than one month? I tell you people this has happened to me when I started my 1970 Mustang. Luckily I was parked. Nothing I did disengaged the gas pedal. I had to turn off the ignition to get it to stop. Scared me to death. I waited a good 20 minutes before I started the car again. This has happened too many times to be a freak happening. There is some perfect combination that would make an engine suddenly rev-up. It is one of those “can not duplicate” errors when you take it into the dealer.
God Rest that child’s heart and RIP to her mother. How horrible to know, I accidentally killed my mother. This is going to be hard for her.
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 8:16pmmechanical devices are never perfect.
Report Post »MOLLYPITCHER
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 10:01am@cofemale
Report Post »Someone should tell the people one the highway who’s cars get out of control to throw it in to neutral. But I guess that makes too much sense.
Larry E
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 6:39pmI’ve got to wonder why the car was going forward and backwards, the girl was obviously shifting the car. I suppose that the ambulance chasers will be coming out of the woodwork wanting to sue Ford for “unintended acceleration” or some other bogus claim.
Report Post »scrudge
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 6:18pmAh Yes…. could this actually be rANDIES daughter trying to drive the car ??
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:50pmProbably busy texting friends. Mom was busy on the [hone discussing her new hand bag.
Report Post »Sirfoldallot
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:17pmBad way 2 start off.
Report Post »totheRepublic14
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:10pmI just recently took drivers ed and this sort of puts things in perspective. If you think about what your doing you should not have much of a problem. I don’t think this girl knew how to use the gears and drive properly. My dad took me out a few times before I got my permit but he always made sure I knew what all the gears were and how I was supposed to drive on the road. This poor girl had not had enough training to get behind the wherl . I will be praying for her; I can only imagine how I would feel if I did that to somebody.
Report Post »1RealAmerican
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:05pmAs I said in a reply – why was mom not in the car?
Report Post »MajorLeagueInfidel
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:55pmwhy would any parent teaching driving NOT be in the car…..
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:03pmThis is truly a very sad event. My heart & prayers go out to the family.
Report Post »We all can learn from the mistakes made by the mother & daughter so as to revent a similar event in the future.
Stoic one
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:47pmrevent=prevent……………….sticky P key
Report Post »this1can
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 4:55pmI can’t understand how this car hit the house head on andthen fliped around and started heading the other direction without ever being put in rev You would think the minute the car hit the house the mother would of been running towards the house not standing by the fence that her daughter just drove through.the mother must of been pretty short for the car not just breaking her legs. I hope the church can help the girl through all of this pain. Love/pray
Report Post »bdandsl
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 4:44pmSo sad. Too bad the Mom couldn’t think fast enough to shift the car into reverse or reach over and turn off ignition.
Report Post »1RealAmerican
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:11pmAgain – kind of hard to do that when she was obvously outside of the car
Report Post »TheBurningTruth
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 4:13pmDarrell Turner recalls, “Its just sad that someone had to lose their life, and I feel sorry for the daughter. It was just a freak accident.”
Well, no, Darrell, nobody HAD to lose their life. As with a lot of accidents (not ALL accidents) the conditions were set up by the participants.
To the comment about “cars with reported problems with stuck accelerator pedals, those cars didn’t shift gears and change directions. Clearly this was an “operator error” and not a “malfunction”.
The article doesn’t specifically say just where the mother was (inside or outside the car) but without getting thrown out of the car, the only way to get pinned by the car was to have remained outside the car while her daughter drove alone. That is very irresponsible. The first time I drove a car was in an EMPTY lot with no houses around and my Dad sitting alongside me giving me careful instructions. The car never got over 20mph.
This “accident” was completely preventable, and NOT a “Freak Accident” as is being reported.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 4:21pmAccidents just don’t happen, there caused and most of the time by people not doing prudent and thorough planning, training and instruction. I feel bad for the family and include them in my prayers but this should not have happened.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 4:27pmAll “accidents” are preventable. That‘s why they’re called “accidents.” Even with your dad in the car, you could of had an “accident” in an open parking lot practicing.
Report Post »Patriot Z
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 4:29pmwell thank you mr armchair quarterback. make sure you neverever do anything. i remember my dad teaching me how to drive at that age and younger.i never hit anyone it was a sad accident. nothing more.
Report Post »TheBurningTruth
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 4:48am@PatirotZ:
23 years skydiving w/ over 4000 jumps and over 80 hours of freefall time.
5 years whitewater rafting.
4 years whitewater kayaking.
7 years downhill skiing.
Nothing more than a couple of sprains and pulled muscles. Why? Because I followed ALL the precautions that have been developed for each sport over the years. That is NOT “armchair quarterbacking”, it’s living life, and controlling the risks as much as possible. Just because YOU can‘t face the truth that this was entirely preventable event doesn’t render my observation any less relevant.
@Kickinback: Yes, even with my Dad in the car I COULD have had an accident just as ANYONE driving a car could have. The difference was that I wasn’t alone trying to figure out how to drive. I had someone with over 30 years of experience coaching me in real time. Everyone that learns to drive has to get behind the wheel, but they usually do with with direct supervision. A 15 year old alone behind the wheel is the biggest fault here, and the mother paid the price.
Report Post »Melika
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 8:27amJust curious, what is the fun in extreme sports if you think you’ll live? Seriously, those are the sports that can suddenly get you killed no matter how much safety preparations go into them. If you are so confident that you’ll never die or get seriously hurt, what is the point in doing them? Oh wait, unless it has nothing to do with courage and everything to do with being able to tell everyone else how much better you are than them. Got it, ego trip.
Allow me to bask in your perfect greatness. Ahhh….
Report Post »John 1776
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:59pmThe mind can play funny tricks. I first read that line as “WKRP in Cincinnati” and did a double take.
Sad.
The closest we came was having a car totaled in our church parking lot while someone was “learning” to drive. This is why driver’s ED cars have a second set of controls.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:52pmThis makes me sad for the teen and the rest of the family I am sure she loved her Mom and will need counseling for a long, long time. There are probaly many reasons this happened that all came together at exactly the wrong time. Some of the shoes teens wear are dangerous, or something rolled, but whatever happened it changes the families lives forever. I am so sorry for a young lady to carry that painfull memory. God bless her and the rest of the family.
Report Post »Angel_light
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:47pmThis is why there are cars made with a brake pedal on both the driver and the passenger side so that there is full control when training a new driver. maybe we should leave this to the professionals next time? I feel sorry for the family.
Report Post »ghostsouls
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:47pmThey didn’t say what kind of car it was, was it one of those that has had reported problems of stuck accelerators? Why was the girl behind the wheel instead of her mother, where was she going?
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:55pmAutomatic? Standarrd? It doesn’t matter now I guess. God Bless them all.
Report Post »1RealAmerican
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:02pmDid you read the article – the mom was teaching her how to drive – kind of hard to teach someone when you are driving! My question is why was she not in the car with her in the passenger seat? I live in Ohio and kids can get theair learners permit at 15 1/2 and have taught 2 if my kids how to drive (just getting ready for the 3rd) and I am in the car AT ALL TIMES even when they are practicing – even parking! One mistake is all it takes! My condolences to the family – can’t even begin to think waht that girl is feeling right now.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 6:19pmREAL’
I am betting she is on suicide watch.
Report Post »ronin_6
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:46pmPoor girl. The mother, hopefully, is in a better place. The young girl however will spend a lifetime in he**. I hope she can come to accept that accidents happen.
Report Post »OneTermPresident
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:41pmI don’t know what to say.. except may her mother rest in peace and may the family find a way to heal and carry on.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:36pm“all of a sudden, the engine revved, and this car quickly shot across the parking lot. The girl drove through a fence and crashed into a house, then back into the parking lot again, eventually pinning her mother against a fence.”
Sounds intentional.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:45pmMaybe she saw a vision of Nancy Pelosi or Debbie Schultz and couldn’t help herself. More seriously, my sympathies to the family.
Report Post »woodyee
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:47pmIt would have been intentional had it been an SUV. We read stories about SUV’s doing this or that everyday! This story clearly indicates that a teenage girl was driving the car.
I thought I heard Bryan Ross say that Nanny Bloomberg of NYC has since proposed banning teenagers from NYC…but I might be mistaken…
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:57pmThe Ron Paul event on a story like this? Go effin’ post somewhere else FOOL!
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