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Teen Crashes Into Taco Stand and 3 Pedestrians During Driving Lesson
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A teenager having a driving lesson with her dad last night got herself closer to a felony than her license after a crash that left three people injured. The girl was driving with her father in the front seat and another teenage girl in the backseat when she plowed "through a gate, into a parking lot [and] hitting three pedestrians and destroying a taco stand," according to the Daily Breeze.The crash happened at around 11:15 p.m. near 59th Place and Broadway in the Florence area.
After hitting the pedestrians, the girls got out of the car and then attempted to flee the scene. They were followed by others on scene who caught up with them and brought them back to the accident site.
Maybe the girls got the idea to bail from the grownup who was giving the driving lesson: "The father allegedly panicked, driving the car from the crash, [Los Angeles police Sgt. Kevin} Moore said. He was followed by a driver in the area and returned to the scene."
The teenage driver is likely to be charged with a felony hit-and-run.
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