Police: Girl, 12, runs over driving teacher

Morning Call ^ | 7/15/2009 | Staff

[Red in Blue PA]

A Lehighton woman teaching a 12-year-old neighbor how to drive was run over by the car yesterday when her student reversed too fast , Lehighton police said.

Police said Katrina Sanabria, 24, was teaching the unnamed girl how to back out of a parking space in the parking lot of the Gypsy Hill Apartments, 401 Mahoning St., at 3:27 p.m. Tuesday when the accident happened. Sanabria was standing behind the opened driver's side and giving the girl directions, police said.

As the car accelerated in reverse, the girl lost control and the open driver's side door struck Sanabria, knocking her down and under the car, police said. The front wheel of the car went over Sanabria as it continued in reverse, police said.

[JenB987]

The girl who was ran over should definately face some kind of penalty and I would go as far as citing the parents if they knew the neighbor was letting the child do it.

But this is PA. They will probably look at the voter reg cards to decide if they should see any charges.

[Rebelbase]

The driver’s Ed teachers at my school were football coaches who didn’t take carp outta no one. The had their own little cone island where they sat in lifeguard chairs with bull horns yelling their directives. One kid accidentally swerved in and took out a few cones, they both jumped off their chairs, pulled him out and threw him against the car in drill Sargent fashion while chewing him a new one.

[Rebelbase]

My GF’s kid has been driving around the farm since he was 10. He’s 13 now and takes the jeep out for a spin on family land every Sunday after lunch.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

Delivery Room nurse ex-wife of former co-worker used to tell story of new mom who thought the name ‘Placenta’ was absolutely beautiful. Took her and co-workers over an hour to get the poor girl to understand that the placenta is what gets thrown away after birth.

[Albion Wilde]

Police said Katrina Sanabria, 24, was teaching the unnamed girl how to back out...

Lessons learned: Don't name anyone, or anything, Katrina.

[the long march]

And she was teaching a 12 year old to drive ——WHY?

[ArmyTeach]

True in most places. Here in Alaska young people can get a learner's permit at 14. That gives them the usual 6-8 months to learn under normal road conditions. They can tackle icefog on icy roads at 40 below when they have some experience. It's challenge enough for us experienced drivers.

[TXnMA]

The only thing twelve year olds should learn to drive is (maybe) very smalll, very slow tractors...

[Palladin]

Darwin Award!!

[bill1952]

>They will probably look at the voter reg cards to decide if they should see any charges

FR quote of the day.

[river rat]

At just over 10 and not yet 11 - I was driving tractors, mowers and pulling a hay wagon with an old pickup on our property.

Not frequently, was also known to have moved the same equipment down a hard top country road!