By By Arthur Weinreb Mar 25, 2013 in World Acton - It was the middle of the night. It was cold. The terrain was rough. And she was injured. Yet the 9-year-old managed to free herself from the mangled SUV and go for help for her unconscious father. Sgt. Tom Lackey of the California Highway Patrol Her father was unconscious. According to the Highway Patrol, the 9-year-old managed to get out of the badly damaged SUV and walk towards a light she saw in the distance. When she reached the house, she knocked on the door but no one answered. The girl then returned to the vehicle to check on her father and found he was still unconscious. The father, later identified as Alejandro Reneria, 35, was killed in the crash and his daughter, Celia, was airlifted to Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. She was reported to be in good condition with just a cut to the cheek and some bruising. She was naturally upset after she learned her father had died. Consuelo Amador, Celia's caregiver, The accident remains under investigation and police believe alcohol may have been a factor. The accident occurred in a desolate area around 1 a.m. yesterday near Action, California. According to police a Ford Escape left the winding Sierra Highway and went down an embankment, rolling several times before coming to rest on its roof.Sgt. Tom Lackey of the California Highway Patrol said , "It's very black out here, very dark. It's very steep and it's brushy and there's coyotes in the background."Her father was unconscious. According to the Highway Patrol, the 9-year-old managed to get out of the badly damaged SUV and walk towards a light she saw in the distance. When she reached the house, she knocked on the door but no one answered. The girl then returned to the vehicle to check on her father and found he was still unconscious. KABC reports she then saw more lights and set out in their direction. In order to reach those lights she first had to climb a steep cliff. She was on the road about an hour and a half after the crash and heading for the lights that were at a Metrolink station when she was seen by a passing motorist. The motorist stopped after seeing a young child walking on the road and called police.The father, later identified as Alejandro Reneria, 35, was killed in the crash and his daughter, Celia, was airlifted to Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. She was reported to be in good condition with just a cut to the cheek and some bruising. She was naturally upset after she learned her father had died.Consuelo Amador, Celia's caregiver, said , "She's strong. She didn't panic." Celia said she even turned off the engine after she smelled gasoline. Of what the little girl did, Lackey said he never saw anything like it in his 28-year career.The accident remains under investigation and police believe alcohol may have been a factor. More about fatal accidents, child heroes, california highway patrol, driving under the influence More news from fatal accidents child heroes california highway p... driving under the in...