02-06-2025
Teen Girl Was Severely Injured in 'Tragic Accident' While Leaving a Church Dance
A 14-year-old girl was crossing the street alone when she was hit by a car after a church dance in Utah on Friday, May 30
Multiple witnesses and officers provided aid until emergency responders arrived
She was flown by helicopter for further treatment
A 14-year-old girl suffered significant head trauma after she was hit by a car while leaving a church dance in Utah.
The young girl was struck as kids were leaving a dance at the Lehi Round-Up Rodeo grounds in Lehi on the night of Friday, May 30, authorities confirmed to PEOPLE. She was taken to a local hospital for significant head trauma and later flown to a hospital in Salt Lake City for continued treatment.
Jeanteil Livingston, a Lehi City spokesperson, tells PEOPLE that the city cannot comment on the teen's health status. Charges have not been filed and an investigation into the incident is ongoing, she says. The rodeo did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
The dance was organized by several congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The young girl was crossing the street alone when the accident occurred, officials told the outlet.
'I heard some screams and a loud crash; it was a pretty forceful crash,' Ed Barney, who lives near the rodeo, told Fox affiliate KSTU. 'It sounded like it might've been between two cars.'
The man and his wife looked out the window and saw that a person had been hit.
'Then we saw a bunch of people gathering around the young lady right here in front of our house,' he told the outlet.
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Officers gave aid to the girl until emergency responders arrived. The driver cooperated with police when they arrived on scene, David Colqui, patrol supervisor with the Lehi Police Department, told CBS affiliate KUTV. Officials did not say if drugs, alcohol or speeding played a part in the crash.
'The facts that are known at this point does appear this is an accident, a very tragic accident,' he told the outlet.
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