Car mishap at The Lakes Mall 4 Gallery: Car mishap at The Lakes Mall

UPDATE: Witnesses describe the bizarre scene that unfolded in The Lakes Mall parking lot.



FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, MI— A 13-year-old girl who apparently drove her grandmother’s vehicle into several objects, including two other vehicles, before landing on top of another, could face criminal charges, authorities said.

Fruitport Township Public Safety Director Ken Doctor said the girl was waiting in her grandmother’s vehicle outside Bed, Bath & Beyond at the Lakes Mall, on Harvey Street, around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday while the grandmother shopped.

The girl was inside the vehicle listening to the radio, Doctor said, before she drove the vehicle.

At some point the teen drove the vehicle into a tree, then struck a utility pole and hit at least two other vehicles before launching the grandmother’s vehicle onto another vehicle.

Doctor said the girl was transported to a local hospital for what appeared to be a panic attack. She didn’t appear to have suffered any physical injuries, he said.

“Charges will be forthcoming,” Doctor said, of the girl and possibly the grandmother who “turned over the keys.”

The investigation continued late Wednesday.

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